After taking off the passenger side fender to get a good look at a cowl leak, I discovered a number of other unpleasant bits of sloppy workmanship.
First, it would appear that every body part that was installed in the previous round of work did not have its stickers removed before being welded in and painted. I took off five stickers today and now have patches of bare metal with surface rust on panels that are not normally visible. Obviously, I need to remove the surface rust and treat these areas.
There is a pretty good shop in town that can provide a matching pain in a rattle can, so I'm tempted to do these mistakes as well as the insides of the fenders and other unpainted areas I find in a paint that matches the interior.
I know others use POR 15 or other treatments for non-exterior panels and I'd like to know more about why.
In a related matter, I must treat my floorboards which are clean and free of anything but the most superficial of surface rust. Here again, I'd appreciate advice on painting/finishing both the top and the bottom.
Finally, I'm trying to figure out the proper paints for my grille and the opening panels since I had to remove a lot of this trim to get the fenders off. It seems like the main surface of the grille panels are argent (dull silver). Is this correct? Then NPD lists the paint for the grille as "charcoal blue." Is this really blue or is it just a designation?
First, it would appear that every body part that was installed in the previous round of work did not have its stickers removed before being welded in and painted. I took off five stickers today and now have patches of bare metal with surface rust on panels that are not normally visible. Obviously, I need to remove the surface rust and treat these areas.
There is a pretty good shop in town that can provide a matching pain in a rattle can, so I'm tempted to do these mistakes as well as the insides of the fenders and other unpainted areas I find in a paint that matches the interior.
I know others use POR 15 or other treatments for non-exterior panels and I'd like to know more about why.
In a related matter, I must treat my floorboards which are clean and free of anything but the most superficial of surface rust. Here again, I'd appreciate advice on painting/finishing both the top and the bottom.
Finally, I'm trying to figure out the proper paints for my grille and the opening panels since I had to remove a lot of this trim to get the fenders off. It seems like the main surface of the grille panels are argent (dull silver). Is this correct? Then NPD lists the paint for the grille as "charcoal blue." Is this really blue or is it just a designation?