Hi guys,
Got some light surface rust in passenger side floor pans in my LC. I want a simple method to fix this and not looking for a show-car finish, just something reliable that I can carpet over. Have read a few past threads and done some Googling, but just wanted to run this by you to see if this approach will do the job:
1/ Go over the rusted area with a wire wheel to get the worst of the rust off
2/ Clean/degrease
3/ Treat with Ranex (rust convertor)
4/ Clean/degrease
5/ Go over the lot with red oxide primer
There seem to be a lot of products out there for the various stages of this kind of work, but it's hard to know what to mate them up with for the next stage of the process. The only full "system" I've seen is the POR15. I was attracted to the Ranex though, as it's pretty cheap and has had some good reviews. The manufacturer's website says:
"Apply Ranex & allow to dry completely in order to penetrate deep rust & to leave surface in a suitable condition for painting with an oil based primer. as Ranex chemically destroys rust it is not necessary to use rust inhibiting paints. Zinc rich paints are not recommended."
On this basis, I figured that if I do the job thoroughly and as per the instructions, hitting it with the red oxide after should suffice. I also like the idea of an "original look". What do you guys reckon?
Cheers,
Jules.
