Hi Guys,

Going to do a little rust repair and paint on a relatives car (2015 Lincoln MKS)--stone chips that have resulted in rust on the front edge of the hood (bonnet). It is the whole width and about 2" up from the front edge. I've never really done any blending so this is what I am thinking of doing: 60 grit to remove all traces of rust, a skim layer of bondo if needed and then, go up to 120 grit and epoxy prime the areas. As per the TDS for the base I will be using 500 wet the repaired area. Spray my base over the sanded primed area. The rest of the hood I will go with an 800 wet to clean up the factory clear. Clear the entire hood (at least 3 coats to allow me to de nib and or cut and buff). Will this leave a decent repair? They are not expecting a pro shop quality job but the rest of the car is nice and I want it to look good for the next 2 yr they have it. Thoughts/advice?

If you sand all the chips all the way down like you should, filler shouldn't be needed.
Your process sounds good to me.

I basically did the same thing here, the front of the hood was peppered
with rock chips. It's really easier to just strip the entire area vs. trying
to sand out every chip when there's a lot of them.
(Epoxy primer really helps to reduce chipping in the future.)

JCCLARK wrote:If you sand all the chips all the way down like you should, filler shouldn't be needed.
Your process sounds good to me.

I basically did the same thing here, the front of the hood was peppered
with rock chips. It's really easier to just strip the entire area vs. trying
to sand out every chip when there's a lot of them.
(Epoxy primer really helps to reduce chipping in the future.)

In view of that, maybe stripping the area might be the way to go.

What color is the Lincoln?

Ford paint was pretty thin during that era,
so take care when sanding the bonnet top.
It's easy to sand through.

NightTrain wrote:What color is the Lincoln?

Ford paint was pretty thin during that era,
so take care when sanding the bonnet top.
It's easy to sand through.

Tuxedo Black. I just did a bike in that color code. My '14 MKZ has it, I also have a 2011 Escape with it and did have a 2010 Fusion with that color also--very versatile color I guess.