how easy to sand/bondo

[66impalass]

@HotRodKid

66impalass is the most correct person here …

the proper way to remove rust is with naval jelly, 2nd best option is a spray on rust converter, such as extends

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hashing the shit out of the rust spot with a grinding wheel is pointless, and will not get all the rust out unless you grind away a massive amount of metal

and also, epoxy primer goes down BEFORE the bondo in this case

wirebrush off all the scale
light sand off more of the rust
chemicly treat rust
epoxy prime
body filler
epoxy prime
wetsand
paint

:word: only way to get paint to stick through the harsh winters too