Okay, I have searched and many people have some great ideas on how to paint trunks. They all assume that the trunk has either been completely restored down to bare metal or is completely covered with rust. Here's a new scenario...

The trunk in the car I bought had a bad paint job. Rust, flaking paint, surface rust, etc. I got out the wire brush and got all of the loose stuff off. Now I have a mix of rough paint, light rust, and bare metal.

Suggestions for the first coat? More prep? Metal wash? There's more than enough info in the forum beyond that.

Ed, use some Por15. It isn't nearly as clean as new floor panels would be, but it does stop the rust. GL

if you click on the link at the bottom of my post you can see what i did about 2 weeks ago. it was a mess. lots if small pin, holes rust flaking paint. i cleaned it very well.i taped the holes from the bottom and used allmeatl. then i floated the hole trunk with dyna glass. filling the channels as well. (this may not be nessesary) then i painted and put on the spatter paint. the spatter paint will hide any imperfections.

I have a similiar problem (had some surface rust and peeling paint, brushed it to find a bad repair job w/ some pin holes sealed with some goop, but not very well as it did not stop the rust). I am mainly trying to stop the rust, not trying to make it look 100%.

what is this "allmetal"? Is it some kind of epoxy, or just some kind of filler?

Would some of this "allmetal" with a coat of POR15 be enough to stop the rust?

Also, as was stated above, what is best to prep the area? Is wire brushing enough, or should it be treated or cleaned with something?

Ed....buy yourself the Por 15 "Trunk and Floor Repair Kit", it should do exactly what you need. Comes with the Metal Ready, Por15, and Mesh Fabric kida like a fiberglas cloth. find it at www.POR-15.com. (http://www.POR-15.com.) I think that is the web page. Or search the threads here for more info..

Good Luck

Mike

I checked the POR site and they recommend not using POR over a painted surface. I have some paint left on the trunk. Does anyone have experience using POR over paint?

Also, what color POR should I use?

Excellent job on the trunk, sheet!

Post pics!

I cleaned up my trunk last summer ... Here's something I bet you have not seen:

http://www.hillmanmarine.com/hullmaint/rust.html

I'm no chemist, although I did a year at university. Makes me an expert tongue.gif ? Stop me if I'm wrong, but ... but you have to, must (not should, could would or if) treat the metal first.

Stopping short of a complete dip, (not a good idea for a complete body), this stuff should handle your surface troubles. I've used a noname similar product bought here in Canada.

use some Por15. ... but it does stop the rust. GL Stop the rust? I guess so if you mean protect metal from oxidizing. But not stop it.

POR is POR. Everyone's response. POR will shield the metal from O2, quite efficiently from what I'm reading. There was a great post two months ago or so, maybe last fall?, where a honest-to-goodness sounding chemist discussed the chemical properties and the actual chemical effect etc. I wish I had bookmarked it.

But do folks attempts to treat the metal first? Rarely, is my 2¢ guess.

if you click on the link ... then i painted and put on the spatter paint. the spatter paint will hide any imperfections. http://images.cardomain.com/member_img_a/317000-317999/317434_4_full.jpg

It will do an admirable job at hiding imperfections. I hope you used a respirator. I'm still paying for my trunk job. Bad place to work.

Something I have learned since: clear cote over the splatter paint! It is water soluble and the rusties will never go away if you don't.