# Rust!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [February 18, 2010, 11:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rust/250410 "2010-02-18T11:48:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 7
**Author:** ![NickAlero](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nickalero/32/6440_2.png) [@NickAlero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NickAlero)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rust/250410/7 "2010-02-18T12:29:00Z")
> [@nitrous on a stock 5.0?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nitrous-on-a-stock-5-0/29416/6): > > I have poked screwdrivers through little inocent dime sized surface rust spots before… 99% of the time it is not what it looks like on the surface. I will put money on that if you see a dime sized bubble of surface rust, once your remove the paint you will have about a 2 inch + dia circle of effected metal under the paint you cant see from the surface. > > Honestly take an awl or a screwdriver and go poke the spots gently. That will tell you if its rusted through or not in 1 second. just dont hit it so hard that if it isnt rusted through that you dimple/dent or distort the panel! I’ll try the awl when I get out of class, so we’ll know in about 25 minutes if its rusted through or not… --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rust/250410)._