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

[tod914]

Maybe remove the seam sealer and have that rear most area sand/media blasted. Then you'll have a better idea on what's going on. Overall the paint looks real nice in the trunk. Another area where water gets in is where the outer seal meets the rear engine lid/trunk area seal. If it's missing dum dum by the wiring harness and other side, water will get in. If you plan on driving it in the rain after it's fixed, keep the foam pad out. Good luck with your fix. Nice car!