Sonder Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 I ordered my Dr, Colorchip kit to make these shall chips go away. I was going to purchase a small dremel tool https://www.dremel.com/us/en/p/3000-1-25-f0133000az to assist with removing the rust and a little more paint to get all the rust out. How much area should I remove is my real question? Should I worry about getting back to the metal until I don’t see rust, or I am opening a real bucket of worms and making the affected area worse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubaboo Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Well, ideally you should get all the rust out before painting over it or it will continue to grow under the new paint. You can do this mechanically, chemically, or a combination of both. I would probably get as much rust out mechanically with sandpaper or that dremel, but only within the chip. Then get a q-tip and dab the chip with rust converter to convert any remaining rust in the chip. I would avoid getting it on the paint around the chip as converter is acidic. After the converter dries as per instructions, then I'd do the Dr. Colorchip repair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonder Posted June 6, 2022 Author Share Posted June 6, 2022 Monkey thank you! I tend to overthink things thank you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubaboo Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 No prob! Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonder Posted June 12, 2022 Author Share Posted June 12, 2022 ..as far as rust covertors go is their a brand you could reccomend so I can get something close? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubaboo Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 None in particular, just go to Home Depot and ask where the rust converter is, they should have a lot of choices for that. Get the smallest size as you will be dabbing at the chips with a q-tip so you wont be using much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonder Posted June 13, 2022 Author Share Posted June 13, 2022 lol cool I googled rust covertor and my head almost popped off at all that was availiable ..lol.. and then I saw they yea the smallest size is what I wanted I dont need a gallon! ..lol.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coco26 Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 For most auto applications I see people use POR-15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastixx Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 For most auto applications I see people use POR-15 I don't know how suitable something like that would be for trying to repair small chips/scratches. There won't be any room in the recess for the paint when trying to repair using Dr. ColorChip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougKelly20 Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Check out Chris fix's video on deep scratch repair for an in depth guide to chips and scratches which include rust. That and the fine scratch video were very helpful in understanding exactly what you're doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonder Posted July 1, 2022 Author Share Posted July 1, 2022 ..I dont see the thank you button anymore but thank you folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonder Posted July 1, 2022 Author Share Posted July 1, 2022 Chris fix's video was spot on, thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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