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Old 01-02-2006, 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by TheDon
i found rust on my 300D-T today.. i knew about it before but it spread a little bit.. its behind the left rear wheel.. im thinkn about sanding it down to bare metal around it and getting rid of all the rust the putting some rust stop stuff on it and finding some paint to match up.. id ride around with the red spot of primer as long as the rust is gone

never run around with just primer....most primers (catalyzed primer being the exception) are porous and moisture will still get to the metal under it....making it rust again...so even if its a butt ugly color get some topcoat on primer ASAP whenever you do any body work.
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