Q: How deal with rust?

Yea, I just noticed some blistering on the rocker panel on my

The nose really needs a coat of paint, so I think I'll take it in and have that done as well -- What I'm afraid of is that I'm going to start seeing blisters pop up elsewhere as well.

Proper way to remove/prevent future rust: Scrape away loose rust. With dremel tool with small sanding disc or cylinder attached, level the area. You can do down into bare metal... just dont go through the metal. Get a phosphoric acid based 'rust reformer': "Opho" or "naval jelly", etc. If you cant find them locally go to Boatus.com or westmarine.com and look for and purchase "rust reformer". Apply the rust reformer and let it DRY, repeat several times. Apply primer, level the primer, spray or dab on touch up paint, etc.

The phosphoric acid the THE important step. It will change the ferric oxide (rust) to ferrous oxide (blueing) which will not 'push'/bubble. The phosphoric will penetrate down into the surface microscopic grains of the metal and will retard further rust. If you dont get down into the microscopic level then the ferric oxide will reform. Ferrous oxide is a protectant, same stuff that they use to create a blue finish on firearms. Even if you remove the rust to bright bare metal, the ferric oxide in the grain structure will start the rust process all over again; You MUST use phosphoric to 'reform' the rust to another form of 'rust' that doesnt 'bubble'.

H> Hello,

Sandpaper attached to a sanding block.