You can get rust paint, which stops the rust from progressing any further. Basically, you remove what rust you can with a wire brush or file, paint it on, and then putty and paint over it.
Or, an angle grinder, and grind or cut off ALL the rust, then fabricate some repair panels, weld in, file, putty if necessary (or lead fill if you're old-school), sand, paint.
What sort of car is it? Some vehicles have rust repair panels already available (like sills, floor pans, quarter panels, etc), for a lot of classics (or some panels like sills or floor pans can be cut down and modified to fit a different car). Or, take him down to pick-a-part, or jollys, or somewhere like that, with a few tools, and he can remove the good parts he needs from another car. This is a great way to get interiors, and little clips that you always seem to lose at home, not just panels. One note for those places: NEVER LEAVE YOUR TOOLS, EVEN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CAR YOU ARE WORKING ON. KEEP THEM WITH YOU! But, having said that, they are great places to take cars apart.
PM me if you want, and I'm sure that DS16 can correspond via email with the Man on the topic. The Man has restored numerous cars, and I'm sure he wouldn't mind passing on some of his knowledge to another eager student.
Wow, you know your cars. He bough a HG Kingswood and wants to restore it from scratch. It has a good motor but that's about it. Interior needs to be fully done, he's got a transmission to put in so he's a got a lot of work to do but he's so excited and loves this car so much. Hun, he would have a million and one questions for your Man, I will PM you and thanks for the tips on the rust.
No worries Dianne. And compared to the Man, I know very little! As for the old HG, again, , cool choice. A good motor is about a good place to start as any. I bought my first car, a HQ Statesman, purely for its motor (I was going to put it into a panel van). Then I fell in love with the rest of the car! If he hasn't got one already, spoil DS with a HG manual, like a Gregory's or something like that. And, if he's truly in love with them, keep your eye out for original books and the like on ebay.
I'm pretty sure also that there are motor trimmers that will be able to re-trim the seats in original pattern vinyl/fabric. I know they do it for a lot of the old falcons (XK-XP), so I'm sure there would be some with Holden materials too.
He'd love to save the back seat, it's the original leather but has a few tears otherwise ok and apparently the roof has the original leather on it in perfect condition. A manual sounds like a great idea, thanks. He was quite impressed last night, he'd put some photos up on facebook and received two offers to buy it. This is going to be a great project for him.
Definitely a great project says the Man, and I agree. I just spoke with the Man, and he said that cos it's a HG, it needs him to come out and look at it, and he would love to spend a Saturday afternoon helping your DS with anything (I think he just misses having a project to work on, and we're not too far away yet). Also, he has a HG book that he would be more than happy to lend him, and that there is NOTHING you can't get for a HG.
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No worries Dianne. And compared to the Man, I know very little! As for the old HG, again,
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