i am in the process of painting my pass side quarter panel. it was rusting in a couple spots so i decided to sand it down and paint them. here are some pics..tell me what you think. by the way, this is my first time doing this!! i will spray it with clear coat when i am done

by the way, ignore the pink wheel, it WILL be painted!!

after sanding down the rust spot one-
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spot 2-
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after 5 or 6 coats of primer spot 1--
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spot 2
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one coat of paint--
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2 coats of paint--
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Looks great, good work

 

thanks man, yeah even if it doesn't turn out great it really looks better than it did!!

 

Looking good!

 

Same year car
same color car
same rim option

rusting in the same spots. Hum

 

yeah, i have seen a lot of camaros that rust there.

 

looks alot better for sure. did you use anything to seel the rust away, or just off the shelf primer?

looks great nonetheless, just don't want to see the rust come back!

 

i sanded it down a little bit more than what the pics show, put then i just used primer of off the shelf.

 

better, just paint those pink wheels while your at it .

 

mine is too its started outta no where like 3 months ago and now its really bad, andyways back to his car looks great, especially for first time

 

Looks great, paint turned out good on it.

 

The best way to keep that rust from coming back is to spot blast with a sand blaster. i use a $50 sears one and a 5 hp compressor. The problem with just sanding is that it leaves tiny bits of rust in the surface. After sand blasting, i usually use some metal conditioner ( fancy name for acid with additivies). Then blow it dry, prime and paint. If the rust bubbles back out, try that next time. Looks great for now though.

 

ok now that i am done, after i took the paper and tape off i have a little ridge where the old meets the new. any tips on getting rid of that?

 

Body shops paint entire panels at a time just so they don't have that ridge. There really isn't any "nice" way of getting rid of it. It's built up paint. if you color sand it with 1200/1500/2000, then buff it, you can probably make it smooth, BUT you will also likely burn through the red and into the primer at the edge. There's lots of heartburn available for diy painters.........i've doing it for 30 years and I still manage to find new ways to make mistakes.........