Washed

Marine Cleaned and reflecting the neighborhood! That ugly pickup in the street is mine, so yes, I'm that neighbor you don't want next to you!

Remnants

One hazzard I've found from using the abrasive brush from RhinoLiner is that if you get the speed too high, the bristles melt and leave plastic residue on the metal. I didn't know how extensive this was until I used the Metal Ready and saw the "smears" all over the car.

Balled Up

Here's another smear. You can see the bristle material (I believe it to be nylon) smeared and balled up. The Metal Ready kind of got under the smears, a bit, and I was able to rub most of it off before coating with POR-15.

Ready

Etched and drying.

Dried and Ready

This is what the surface looks like, after treating with Marine Clean and then with Metal Ready.

Rear

Another shot, ready for coating.

Just Like That!

In the previous shot it was ready for coating, and in this shot it's done! Amazing, no? ;-)

Side Down

Another shot of the finished product. No rust here!

From the Front

Looking in through the front window.

Driver's Side

Now that the surface is nice and shiny, you can really see the dimples in the rear quarter panel!

Front Subframe Prepped

I had the front and rear subframes professionally sand blasted. Notice how quickly the bare, sand blasted metal rusts! Thankfully, this is actually desirable when using POR.

Rear Clean

Post-Marine Clean, and ready for Metal Ready.

Gunk

There are, apparently, lots of nooks and crannies where dirt and oil can collect and hide. This needs to be cleaned out before sealing, as it will hold water and rust further, and the POR won't stick to it.

Picking

Here is my metal pick that I used to pick out the dirt and gunge in the nooks and crannies.

Tower Sanctuary

Up under the towers there are havens for grit and gunk...

Another Corner

More areas with grit and grime in the corners.

Front Done

Ready for coating, having been cleaned and prepped with Metal Ready.

Ditto

Same for the rear subframe.

Chunky Peanut Butter

Here are the ugly results of my first experience with POR Patch. It's almost embarrassing...

Down the Rail

Looking down the drip rail, you really see the [lack of] quality of the job. I'm red-faced.

Drain Hole

I tried to keep the drain holes clear, but you can see that I wasn't entirely successful. I'll use either a razor blade to trim it to look better, or a needle file. One of them should do the trick.