I recently detailed my car and in many spots what I assumed were bug guts were little rust spots. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to handle this? I know you can buy paint that roughly matches the car’s paint, but is there some kind of sealer I should use first?

  • DarkAri@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    3 hours ago

    You would have to get a grinder and basically grind them out and refill them and paint over them. It’s pretty hard to get rid of it because it’s oxidation so it’s creating a new chemical compound with the material that the good is made of. I’d probably just get a sander, sand it down to where most of its gone without putting a depression in it, and then paint over it with two or three coats of paint. Then wait a year, sand it back down and paint over it again if it starts to flake, but if you sand it down well you probably won’t have to worry about it again. Not a huge deal, having rust on the frame can be bad though.