Rust repair, part 1

"Well I finally had some fre time and some decent weather to start using the POR-15 rust sealer paint on The Cat.
I scraped and wire brushed the bottom lip of the rear hatch, the edge of both rear wheel wells, and the driver's rear door well. Applied the cleaner/degreaser, then the rust converter/metal prep.
Chemical reations are cool. This stuff makes any non-rusty paint shine like brand new, and turns any rusty areas flat black. Then as it dries it leaves a zinc phosphate coating (looks sort of like a whitish-grey powder) on all of the exposed metal to protect it.
I'm hoping for no rain and decent weather today so I can paint over these areas with the POR-15, then seal them with the topcaot sometime this weekend (notthat the topcoat is vital as all it does is prevent the POR-15 from oxidizing & changing color in the sun).

Areas left to do:

• top edge of rear hatch
  
• bottom edge of driver's door
  
• edge of trim on driver's door
  
• behind rear bumper on passenger side
  
• (replace)passenger door.
  

When they say wear rubber gloves...

"...listen to them. I just put the first coat of POR-15 of the areas I prepped yesterday, and forgot to put on rubber gloves.
Even after vigourous scrubbing with paint thinner there is still a fair number of black splotches on my fingers. And according to the POR-15 info, they will be there for a while. Paint that can be hammered w/o chipping or cracking is not going to be scrubbed off ones hands.
Oh well."

Rust Repair part 2

"Both coats of POR-15 have been put on the preped parts of The Cat. I poured out a little too much POR-15 when I was doing the second coat, so I went around The Cat and found every place where the original paint had been worn away (by moulding, or a rubber seal, or another panel rubbing on it) and I coated those spots with POR-15. I figure any paint tough enough to not be chipped or cracked by a hammer is not going to get worn away like the original paint was."

blerg

"I want out. I want to go somewhere tonight. More particularly I want to go somewhere that I can get lots of snuggles.
My attempts to find some such have thus far been faliures. I thought I might be able to attain snuggles at the club in NoHo, except that I can't drive up in The Cat as she's got wet paint all over her.