I decided to clean out my trunk the other day because....well...I had junk in my trunk. I pullout out the floor mat and Ahhhhh!



The mat had somehow rubbed through the paint and created long lines of corroded dust on top of rust. Just disgusting. Let this be a warning to all of you to check your trunks for rust.



So, I cleaned the the surface, sanded off any loose rust and flaking paint.


After cleaning, I painted all the rust spots and bare metal spots with rust converter.




Once the converter did it's job and left a smooth black coat, my heart rate settled back to normal.




And since I had the rust converter out, I went through the engine bay as well on a similar search and destroy mission (hint: check under the washer fluid reservoir). I hope this encourages others to catch this automotive cancer before it gets out of hand.

BennyM