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MattODoom

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Hi everyone, my mustang is undergoing restoration. Was wondering how I should go about removing the paint and primer that is on the body? Also what should be done to get rid of rust pits on the front fenders? (I used a D/A Sander to clean them and found lots of little rust pits).
 
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19simmons65

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MattODoom:

You might try a search for rust repair. There have been a ton of posts on the subjust. To that end, I just posted a resource a few days ago:

http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=531663&highlight=excellent
 

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ive always been fond of the orbital sanders, and as for "rust pits" i've always done 1 of these 3 things, if the pits are super bad and pockmark a good chunk of the sheetmetal, i cut it out; 2 use brass as a filler; or 3 go the cheapy way and use bondo backed by like 3m body tape
 
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The rust pits are not really deep, just deep enough that you cant get the rust out with sand paper. Should I try some acid on it? As far as the rest of the car... should I buy some paint stripper or just have it all soda blasted?
 
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