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(What exactly is e-coating?)
(Quick fix for exposed areas (dents, etc.))
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If a dent causes an area of bare metal to be exposed. To "hold" it so it won't rust until a paint job is ready to be done: gently bump out the dent, sand, rattle can primer, rattle can sealer.
 
If a dent causes an area of bare metal to be exposed. To "hold" it so it won't rust until a paint job is ready to be done: gently bump out the dent, sand, rattle can primer, rattle can sealer.
  
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===Underside rust removal===
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Best not to do this as overhead work. Tilt the car on a rotisserie, or raise it significantly overhead.
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Another option is to keep the car low to the ground, and, with plastic sheeting and duct tape, seal the area between car and floor. Leave the rear area of the plastic "tent" open for access. At the front of the "tent", affix a shop vac hose (exhaust). Blast.
  
 
===How to seal insides of doors?===
 
===How to seal insides of doors?===

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