This all started with a stone chip in the paint and overtime, the exposed metal rusted and has bubbled beneath the surrounding paint. This is what happens if rock chips are left alone, so cover up chips with touch up paint as soon as you see them.
This chip got really bad and the rust has spread, causing the surrounding paint to bubble. Today I’ll strip it down, fill the pitted areas with body filler and prime & paint the repair area to blend in with the original OEM paint on the rest of the roof.
Here’s a list of products that I used:
• Wax & Grease Remover:
• Blue shop towels
• Q-tips
• Wire wheel brush set:
• Automotive masking tape (wide):
• Body filler, hardener:
• Mixing board:
• Spreader:
• Dura-Block sanding block:
• Sand paper variety pack:
• Spot putty:
• Duplicolor self etching primer:
• Duplicolor filler primer:
• Duplicolor Perfect Match paint
• Duplicolor Lacquer Clear Coat:
• Tack Cloth:
• Orbital buffer 10″:
• Terry cloth pad set 10″:
• Meguiars light cutting compound/polish:
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my car has rust in the same place i was worried it would be hard to fix because it was so close to the seal thanks a ton man
repainting order after rust repair is etching, primer, duplicolor, clear coat.
Awesome, informative video. I now feel confident enough to try my hand at a rust spot on my truck. Thank you.
a $500 car???? is dat even possible
I subscribed because your garagr is full of toyotas. I own 2 1987 4runners, an american and a japanese version.
I dont have a garage to repair them in… So they are going to hell, but i hold onto them for the day i can rebuild them.
One is my daily driver here in japan.. Full of rust… Thus im here.
Brave man
Roll on 2022 and that cars worth over 10K now HAHAHA
Thank you, I bought my Miata as a project car it’s a 97 and super clean only has some surface rust in some common spots. Im just tryna prevent more rust for now until I wrap or have it repainted.
I'm going out now to do a somewhat larger strip of rust along the top of the windshield, also originally from stone pings, now. Sadly, I live in a stormy seaside town, and this happens to all of us out here. Wish me luck! 🙂
Great video for a simple quick clean up of a spot as you said it is a quick for a simple fix not a masterpiece show car.
I'm sure if you wanted you could have put a rust converter over the bare then some self etching primer body filler then the other. But then you would have had to call it more than a simple repair LOL great job Toyota would be proud keeping another great vehicle lasting longer