I love the smell of rust dust in the morning.

[pd_brady]

Hi all, new to the forum.
So, where do I begin?
I have a 1965 4 dr which I'd love to see back on the road, just the small problem of putting it all back together and painting it etc, I have stripped all the old multicoloured paint off and removed the wings and have started to attack the inner wheel arches with sanding discs and wire brush cups and I've been left with some clean metal and quite a lot of pitted metal (and a fair bit of fresh air where metal used to be)
What should I do with the pitted stuff? I Don't want to sand any further and thin the good metal out, are any of the rust killer type potions any good and can you paint over them?
Also on the rear wheel arch the flange with the bolt holes is almost completely missing, which repair panel is this?
And this is the last question I promise, where is the best place to get the panels from?
Look forward to hearing from you.
Cheers.
Paul.

[dalebrignall]

i would say bull motff would be a good place to start .

[minor65]

ESM

[beero]

I think the part you are after is the rear arch repair flange, Bull Motif part RP159L or RP159R

[pd_brady]

Cheers,'for the reply's, I'll have a browse on the bull motif and esm websites.
Just need to find out the pitted/rusty stuff now.
Cheers.
Paul.

[Neil MG]

No short cuts for pitted rusty metal!

The wire brush cups won't thin the metal and you need to clean out all the rusty pitted stuff if you don't want to see it return too soon. If there are pinholes it will rust again in no time flat! Anything structural needs to be good clean steel and full thickness, that is all box sections, joins and areas around them. If it doesn't clean up it probably should be replaced!

That said, you can use any phosphoric acid based rust converter products to change rust to an inert substance that can be painted over, then coat with waxoyl or dinitrol. But for a better job use a rust remover gel and get back to shiny steel before etch priming, painting etc.

The more time and work you invest now, the more you won't regret in future!