What is the solution here?? ive got a hood for a 61 lincoln that has rust flakes shaking around in the hood frame work between it and the skin itself.. im cutting a hole for a thunderbird scoop so i can somewhat have limited access to the inside. also im gonna powder coat the hood for primer so i can get the fibergl*** t bird replica to mold and adhere nicely.. metal>powder>fibergl***... should i just blast as much as i can and spray as much powder as i can in there to seal off the rust???? if this car becomes a garage queen do you think that with no moisture the will be good for the long run?? i plan on p***ing this car to my son who is 1.5 so i need it to stay solid..
Depends how bad the rust is. If its bad enough to start cracking around the edge when the panel moves, then its all over. If not that bad, seal it from the inside with cavity wax or similar - after its painted, paint doesn't stick to wax. Rust never goes away, but you can slow it down.
Since you're going to cut it up anyways, I would get it dipped just to be on the safe side. Was looking at a '65 Continental Wednesday and while the hood seemed solid on the outside, when we looked at the engine, there was a foot long section of the frame that had been eaten away.
I'd have to go along with getting it dipped,then spray inside it with cavity wax.That or close ya eyes and blast it out with an airgun,but that wont really achieve much!
I mean that we spray a polyester powder coating and use this for primer as the body fillers made are polyester so what better to use that powdercoated polyester...
The only sure way to remove the rust, is to remove the skin & clean everything , paint the sheet metal & re-install the skin.Been there & had that done.Not cheap, but the best way.
Not sure what its called over in the states. Its horrible sticky greasy stuff that you spray into cavities like sills and pillars where you can't reach to paint. Soaks into every nook and cranny by capillary action and stops rust, for a long while at least.
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