Hello again, vanagonauts, Last week I posted about removing window seals, and after several of your suggestions I grabbed a steak knife and went to it. That part was easy enough, and I've had some good suggestions about the rust repair, which falls into two camps, cold repair and welding/brazing. Given the location, I think I'll go with the cold repair - - POR-patch was suggested so I'm getting some of that. Now my question is, given the size of the holes, do I need to pop-rivet a piece of backing metal into the holes? And do I need to continue grinding to get all of the remaining rust pits out? The metal is getting rather thin in a couple of locations. I inspected the inside with a dental mirror and no rust appears on the inside of the panels. I finally got a couple of photos: http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t246/mrarachnid/rustedthrough.jpg http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t246/mrarachnid/Aftergrinding.jpg I guess it's not too bad, compared to the recent postings on East Coast rust! Thanks, Gary
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