Hi All! Hoping someone can give me some advice on the best way of preping an old Mk1 bonnet with surface rust before I paint it and fit it. Should I simply just sand it off or is there a better chemical way to prep it. There are small amounts in places I can't get to also. Also a good primer to use?


Cheers

If you can get a tray big enough, submerge it in white vinegar for 3 days...it will come out brand new

That is a lot of vinegar!! Better to buy Black and Gold.

I used homebrand[;^)]

your pulling my leg ain't ya, Next you'll be asking me to then add salt and potatoe chips.

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Get something small and rusty and put it in a cup of white vinegar....homebrand 2L for 99c. Leave it in for 3 days and see if your leg has fallen off[;^)] No leg pulling here...vinegar is acid[%]

cleaning vinegar goes good

It does work surprising well on many metals. Has a pH of around 3 - 3.5 - is therefore acidic but not overly concentrated. Tends to convert the oxides and leaves the parent material. Works really well on light rusted surfaces. Gundgy bits are best attached with a scotch pad or wire brush as well. As Phils says, you can clean practically anything - guess you could include car panels (thou haven't personally done it). Drop a few bolts in a cup of vinegar overnight - seriously you won't recognised them. Coke (the drink) has similar benefits.

ok can't hurt i guess, i'll buy some cheap stuff and see how i go thx guys