Addressing Surface Rust, Am I on the right track? Options

[turk22]

All,

I am ready to address some surface rust in my trunk. In looking thru a variety of threads on the subject I have a couple of questions.

First the problem area:



These are some of the tools I have, various brushes (steel/stainless steel/brass), Wire Wheel, Sanding disks, and air tool.


And from APS Tower Paint, two rattle cans, one of 1K Etching Primer, and one of 1K L80E Custom mixed paint:


My goal is a short term rust abatement, prior to a more full scale respray in the coming years. I belive I have to:
-use the brushes and wire wheels to remove all the rust scale and paint from the area(s) I need to address (feather the edges to blend in with the good paint?)
-clean up the area.. What to use prior to laying down the primer, just denatured alcohol, or some more specific product for pre-paint.
-lay down a couple coats of the etching primer (how many coats?) , (How long to wait before color, 24hours?).
- lay down a couple of coats of the color (how many coats?)

- not sure after that what I need to do to blend or buff the painted surfaces with the original paint.

If I'm missing any important steps, please let me know.

thx, Turk

[turk22]

Thanks guys,

It sounds like I'm in for an unpleasent surprise... I don't think I'm ready for panel replacement at this point, but if it that has to happen in the future, I'm certainly willing to do that.

In the short term, can I clean it up as well as possible and then try neutralize and maybe encapsulate?

I've been reading mixed opinions about Por15, so I'm not sure what may be the best option.

I'm missing one of the plastic plug's in my trunk rail.. I haven't seen them for sale, but I'm hoping to find a replacement: