How to Remove Surface Rust from Original Paint! - Patina Paint Trick!

Hey everyone and welcome back to Iowa classic cars! Today I will be showing you a trick to remove surface rust and stains from original paint on old cars. These cars have lacquer paint from the factory and its actually quite beautiful if you can remove the true rust and stains from the paint. I would never remove the patina from a car, but surface rust on top of original paint does not look as good as just the paint itself, so try this trick on your old cars and trucks if you want to get rid of that pesky rust without damaging the paint! Thanks for watching!

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[oldschool]

Vinegar and water works well too. I soak old cast iron carbs in it over night and clean with a wire brush. Works great.

[rickyhildebrand]

The trick is to perform this in a shaded area with the surface cooled. Keeping the surfce wet and allowing the CLR to desolve the rust.

[IronHorseGarage]

We've used that stuff even on old school toolboxes and it even polishes out sun fade!! It's pretty awesome stuff!! Keep up the good work!!

[one]

Well done...resourceful use of CLR!....also consider applying Boiled Linseed Oil after, to seal the patina..

[robertvance]

Great job, can't wait to more of the old girl

[cruzenforabruisen]

Nice, keep the pad flat under your hand, you will cover more area and not risk putting grooves on the paint.
Keep up the good work!!

[williamdeegan]

Damn that's quit an improvement. Good job.

[christopherthompson]

Ryan truly enjoy your passion and dedication to old cars. I too have a couple 64 c10 and two door 69 nova. Great tech tip with clr can't wait to try it thanks.

[Bank]

Looks great! Bought a few jugs, going to try on my original paint Bonneville. Sitting since 1977

[frequencyfluxfandango]

Hi there. I really like your videos ..And there seems to be plenty for me to watch ! Excellent content old bean. Very enjoyable to see you saving these cars -etc. By the way, Hello from England.

[timrayburn]

Thanks for the video, but I would have liked to see this done on some of the "rustier"areas like the high points on the quarters and on the trunk to see what it does to them.Not expecting it to do as good, just see the end result.Then what's next ? Polish, linseed oil, flat clear coat, to protect it from the elements.

[davids]

Wax on.... Wax off. It looks great! I never thought of that. The green pads are supposed to be non-scratch. The dark burgundy ones will take the paint off. They will also take meat off of your fingers if you're not paying attention. Ask me how I know.

[neilschipper]

I use the same method, and passed the information on two other YouTubers. I find lime away product work quicker. Then I clay bar and buff, 2 codes polish, three coats of liquid wax... High gloss Turtle Wax. On dark cars I use a anti squirrel polish last. Thanks for sharing.

[JazzStrat]

Great video, the CLR mixture does work great for this 👍

[paulhare]

Straight up Kleen Strip phosphoric acid from the hardware store works great too. Turns the iron oxide to iron phosphate which is grey. It will discolor paint somewhat if not applied evenly.

[Zachlovespie]

How did it last over the years did the clr eat the paint over time

[stoneyswolf]

Next one cup vinegar with one cup Don blue dishwashing soap put it in a microwave for 1 minute heated up put in the spray bottle go around spray all the rust and let it sit on it like overnight and the vinegar will eat the rust off

[jerrycasey]

Will it work on the darker rust areas?

[oldskool]

Thats nice. You can then use a polisher on it after and bring it out even more !

[danhoedemaker]

Thanks for the tip brother, I have a 48 Ford 4door sedan that will be getting the CLR treatment soon! Thanks for the great videos 👍😎