> After scrubbing the rusty areas, get them perfectly dry then start doping > them up with the phosphoric acid solution. It will convert the fast-moving > red oxide into a more a stable black oxide. It's still rust but you will > have slowed the progress from miles per hour to inches per year. When the > acid has done its thing wipe the area with mineral spirits and let that dry. > Take a stick and mix you can of Rustoleum for at least ten minutes. Now > start painting. The only thing I would add to your excellent advice is to use a good undercoating once the primer is dry, if the rust is on the underside of the van. I've had vey good luck with Rustoleum products.
******************************************************************************* Dirk Wright wright@uspto.gov "I speak for myself and not my employer" 1974 Porsche 914 2.0 "A real hifi glows in the dark and has horns" *******************************************************************************
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