Hey guys.
So my Buick Regal is now "salvage" after a moderate bump by a truck slightly buckled a quarter-panel. So naturally, I kept the car, since like half the purpose of this (my first) car has been to DIY what I can and learn how to do things myself and when to know when to leave it to the pros.
So as much as I have been under my car, I've noticed it is fairly rusty. I thought this was a fairly normal thing, but apparently it is something that needs to be tackled. The original muffler exploded during the test drive, apparently due to rust. So I replaced that right away with a larger pipe and Magnaflow. The brake line also broke from rust, so my dad and I worked on replacing the whole line (it works very well now!). The drive axles are fairly rusty, though mostly surface.
So what products and methods do you guys recommend for cleaning rust and sealing FROM rust? I've seen where people just spray some rustoleum on the rusty parts, but I figured there would be more to it than that. A good cleaning at the very least.
So my Buick Regal is now "salvage" after a moderate bump by a truck slightly buckled a quarter-panel. So naturally, I kept the car, since like half the purpose of this (my first) car has been to DIY what I can and learn how to do things myself and when to know when to leave it to the pros.
So as much as I have been under my car, I've noticed it is fairly rusty. I thought this was a fairly normal thing, but apparently it is something that needs to be tackled. The original muffler exploded during the test drive, apparently due to rust. So I replaced that right away with a larger pipe and Magnaflow. The brake line also broke from rust, so my dad and I worked on replacing the whole line (it works very well now!). The drive axles are fairly rusty, though mostly surface.
So what products and methods do you guys recommend for cleaning rust and sealing FROM rust? I've seen where people just spray some rustoleum on the rusty parts, but I figured there would be more to it than that. A good cleaning at the very least.