What is the best way to treat rust before painting?Do I need to use a rust stabilizer such as ospho or rust converter or just use a good self-etch primer? I am doing my bumper brackets and stabilizer arms. Thanks

Pull en off and have em blasted = no rust to treat.Then while yur in there new bushings.Killed 6 birds with one shot at full choke

So after I glass bead are you saying I don't need to treat where the rust pitted them some? Thanks for reply!

If I were you I would treat the metal atleast with a good etching primer like dupont.

just my .02

John D.

Glass bead is not the thing to use on bumper brackets. It will take you forever to cut the rust. Black beauty is the best thing I've found. It doesn't make as much dust either. The view in the cabinet is better.

Troy.