Rust spots on paintwork

harderthanf

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to deal with rust spots on the paint work? There are a good few across the bonnet and all over both sides. Youtube isn't much used to me and some people suggesting Hammerith!! The majority of them are very small specs but there are a handful of much larger ones.

Do i need to sand them all down and repaint ( this sounds very expensive ) or is there any other way? Is there such thing as a rust remover that might help?

Atlantic Dawn

I suppose it depends on how bad it is, how new the car is and how much you value a decent job being done. If it's 10-15 spots you might get away with a touchup kit and some rust treatment like Krust used on them to clear the rust before touchup applied.

Do you know if the car was parked near someone cutting metal with an angle grinder and the overspray burned in to the paintwork or is it just general road chippings?

PsychoPete

Get a picture if you can. If it's not actual rust from cars bodywork then try a fallout remover

harderthanf

It's hard to say what is is. There are many of the small, tiny spots and only a small handful of the larger ones. See pics.

Any advise would be great.

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ongarite

Last one is serious rust with bubbling paint. This wouldn’t be a Dacia Duster?

POBox19

Has this been re-sprayed in the past? Possibly 2-5 years ago?

harderthanf

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121852859#Comment_121852859

I am unsure. I bought it at the end of last year, it's a 2018

sligopaul

are the marks in pics 1 & 2 contaminants that could be removed or are they coming through the paint

Would an anti contaminant/fall out remover product flush that out

harderthanf

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121853249#Comment_121853249

It does't look like they're are coming through the paint like the bubble picture. It is possible - and it was mentioned above - that I was near some metal cutting. Could this explain this? Is there something I can use to - as you say - flush it out?

thanks

Stallingrad

Really hope that is an old car, or a poorly repaired one. Modern cars should not do this.

Buffman

The little spots look like someone was welding or grinding close to the car without protecting it. Some don't realise that the molten hot metal sparks destroy paintwork and glass.

gossamerfabric

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121853634#Comment_121853634

or hot ash dustbin

dmc17

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121853309#Comment_121853309

You can use something like this to easily remove it if it is surface contamination which a lot of it looks like. Assuming the paintwork is ok it would be a good idea to de-tar and polish & wax it while you're at it. Might be worth getting it done by a professional if you don't fancy tackling it yourself.

_H80_GHT

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121853565#Comment_121853565

Its a 2018 reg.

PsychoPete

The rust spot on the third photo will need bodywork but the first two photos look like a fallout remover will remove it, may need to apply it 2 or 3 times