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#Apply jelly with 000 steel wool, rub it in, and allow it to set for a couple of minutes. Don't let it dry.
 
#Apply jelly with 000 steel wool, rub it in, and allow it to set for a couple of minutes. Don't let it dry.
 
#Rub again with steel wool. Repeat a few times, and then clean the area. Dry it immediately.
 
#Rub again with steel wool. Repeat a few times, and then clean the area. Dry it immediately.
 
 
*Body panels can be sand blasted. However, it must be done carefully (explain). The pressure of the sand hitting the body panels causes warpage.
 
  
  
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**It's caused by water in the air compressor line, as sand will harbor some moisture. Also, compressed air contains moisture. And, sand has salt in it. A moisture trap in the line should solve the problem with the water in the air line.
 
**It's caused by water in the air compressor line, as sand will harbor some moisture. Also, compressed air contains moisture. And, sand has salt in it. A moisture trap in the line should solve the problem with the water in the air line.
 
**Even high grade epoxies and finishes are not 100% impermeable to water and air.
 
**Even high grade epoxies and finishes are not 100% impermeable to water and air.
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*Why do older cars rust more quickly? Theories are:
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**Cars are more aggressively coated these days. Galvanizing (explain).
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**Steel used in cars is of a higher quality these days.
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**More salt is used on roads these days.
  
  
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*Rust forms so quickly that if you are sand blasting, media blasting, etc., the surface rust will begin to form before you finish the job.
 
*Rust forms so quickly that if you are sand blasting, media blasting, etc., the surface rust will begin to form before you finish the job.
 
*Many panels have seams, hems, and bends that are inaccessible by blasting, and hold moisture and rust.
 
*Many panels have seams, hems, and bends that are inaccessible by blasting, and hold moisture and rust.
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*Body panels can be sand blasted. However, it must be done carefully (explain). The pressure of the sand hitting the body panels causes warpage.
  
 
*Why do older cars rust more quickly? Theories are:
 
**Cars are more aggressively coated these days. Galvanizing (explain).
 
**Steel used in cars is of a higher quality these days.
 
**More salt is used on roads these days.
 
  
 
Links to review: http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/novdec98/laboratory.htm , http://www2.sherwin-williams.com/im/cs/cs-spring2003/feature-01.asp .
 
Links to review: http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/novdec98/laboratory.htm , http://www2.sherwin-williams.com/im/cs/cs-spring2003/feature-01.asp .

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