Just watched a video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzF75zHl8CM This guy basically had the same idea as I did and I'm wondering what you guys think. Keep in mind that I do plan to have the car painted some day, but that day may be a ways off in the distance. Even before I saw this video I had been experimenting on mine with a green scotchbrite pad and soapy water. Here a some pictures which tell the story. This is on the deck lid of my car. The first picture is before any scrubbing, not sure if that is just badly oxidized paint or a combo of dirt, etc. 2nd picture shows what it looks like after a light scrubbing with the soapy water and scotchbrite. Third picture is nearly all of the bad stuff gone, but it does take some scrubbing to get to this point. I'm wondering if maybe a red scotchbrite might be a better tool for this as I believe it is a bit more gritty. There are also some brown spots on mine where someone has sprayed paint on. This is not to be confused with the brown spots where the primer is showing. The paint spots also come off with some scrubbing. The hood is the same way, but not the top. For one thing it is a different color (white), and most of the paint has come off of it. I guess I just want the car to be a bit nicer when I do drive it around town, but I know it will never be a show car. Just don't have the time or money for that and I really just want a weekend driver anyway. I hope to upload a video on this subject soon which may show more/better pictures of the area in question. One thing, the sides are really not that bad and a clear coat would make those look good. So is it worth my time and effort? Suggestions and comments welcome.
If you think you might like it go for it. What's the worst that might happen... you lose $30 and an afternoon?
Yeah, that is kind of what I thought. I've been also watching videos of people who have painted their entire cars with Rustoleum and a paint roller. Been giving this some serious thought for my top as it is a mess, as seen below: Of course those rust spots will need some serious prep, but who knows, if that turns out well, I might give some thought to doing the rest of the car in yellow. It certainly can't hurt and at least the bare areas will have some paint on them.
I don't think it would be a good idea to use an even courser pad than what you've used already. What I & many others have done in the past in a situation like this was Comet cleanser & it's NOT as abrasive. Only bad thing I know of is the driveway will be white for awhile. Tom T.
Tried the Comet, but to be honest, it really didn't do any better than the green scotch brite and soapy water alone. I really don't want to continue with this experiment as I think it's way too much trouble to go through for the results. Instead, I think what I will do is try to paint the top with a roller and rust-oleum, see how that goes and then proceed from there. If the top turns out half as good as some of the videos I have seen, I will be very happy. Just need to buy me a sander and get to work on those rusty spots. I do plan to do a coat of the rust-oleum primer on the entire top first. Then I will go over that with the wet scotch brite before starting the gloss white top coat. May do the scotch brite treatment between final coats also.
Personally, I would just buy a couple gallons of Marvel Mystery Oil and apply all over the cars paint job. Will not hurt the paint. Let it set on it covered for about a week. Come back and repeat, then cover for a week. Come back with a big bag of rags and a couple rolls of paper blue shop towels and have at it wiping everything done. All the blush rust will be gone. For any stubborn spots repeat procedure until clear of oxidation. Now all you have to do is apply it now and then. Will not stand up to more than one rain fall however. Do this in your engine bay as well and watch all that red blush vanish. No scrub pads - No Comet - No Abrasives . needed
