Hey everyone,

Before a I get onto my sandman I'm doing a Valiant panelvan as a practice for panel and paint (and then use as an everyday driver part carrier).

Intend on doing all the work in the shed, so acrylic paint is probably the way I will be going.

Wanting some advice on etch primer to use on the shell. The previous owner had sanded a lot back to bare metal and then left it, so lots of surface rust. I am in the process of sanding it now and comes up pretty good and smooth but there are still little black dots (smaller than a pin head). Wondering whether I need to keep sanding/filing or whether I can just hit it with a rust inhibiting primer.

I've used White Knight rust guard before under another car but not sure whether it is suitable for painting over with acrylic. It was excellent as a converter and even coating.

Just wondering what products/ experience other people have had.

Steve