On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 8:23 AM, pdooley<psdooley@verizon.net> wrote:
....

> Do what Scott always preaches and fix it immediately. �Scrub the area best
> you can with a wire brush or sandpaper and get some rust converter on there,
> then prime/paint. �That will at least buy you some time to do a complete,
> proper repair at your convenience.

I recently found an "oil" type product that can be sprayed into hard
to get spots. It's not only a lube, but a rust preventitive/killer as
well. (so it claims)

Pretty sure it's this stuff

http://tinyurl.com/m5szue

or this

http://tinyurl.com/ntzkj8

I'm sure there's an equal product in the US.

A stop gap at best, but if too hard to get at with the sandpaper/wire
brush etc., this may work.

Neil.

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