I just finished removing the door panels, and headliner. Though I haven't found any rust on the outside of the car, there is rust on the floor panels, and inside the rear quarters, behind where the sail panels are at. I cant really get in there to sand, and I don't believe that I could eliminate it by sand blasting the area. Are there any reccomendations on how to rmove this, or does it really matter? I am sure that eventually this rust will work its way thru.
Thanks in advance, George

Welcome to Team Camaro George, take a trip thru my trunk section and I bet you see what you have, same as mine. Short of taking off everything, I used POR-15 after light sanding as far as I could reach. Then a top coat of splatter and hope it holds for several years. New guy buys the beer too smile.gif

inside trunk of my 69 , click on each photo to get an idea of before and after (http://www.brainerd.net/~knudsen/69RS/Trunk/)

Interior pics here
Interior before and after pics in here (http://www.brainerd.net/~knudsen/69RS/Interior/)

Thanks Jim for the reply, I really can't get my hands in there to sand as there is just a big enough hole to get my fingers in there. But with the por15, I believe that they have a rust inhibiter that I can spray in there. The way that I understand, that this should block the rust from spreading, Is this true? By the way, here's your beer, and I think I will join ya!! graemlins/beers.gif

If you want to get rid of ALL the rust, here you go! http://www.redi-strip.com/ Your gonna need lots a boxes to put all the parts in…. We had a Redi Strip here in the 80’s I was their third customer, had a whole car dipped as well as the hood, deck lid, doors, hard top, and all of the nuts and bolts. Every thing came out like new metal.

I used Eastwood's spray rust encapsulator in those areas. It's held up fine for 4 years now.

If the por15 rust inhibitor you're talking about is a product called "METAL-READY", I would NOT use it in an enclosed area. It is a conbination acid based rust revomver /etch / zinc based coating. It leaves a white residue that must be completely cleaned off prior to applying any coating. Directions read to scrub / flush it with lots of water to get the residue off.

I used a "rust remover" I got at AutoZone. It came in jars (not navel jelly) and I put it in a spray bottle. I sprayed the are to death, until it ran out and stained my floor. It appeared white until it dried, then clear, like a coating. The surface rust appeared black and I have had no problems.