Rocket's  kind of rust spot  *perfect* for stopping now, and permanently,
and it's hyper easy to do too.
No kit needed.
1. clean to bare metal by any means - pick at it with a dental pick, scrub
it with a small metal brush, etc.

2. Spray 'rust stop' on the spot. The stuff that says 'converts rust to
primered metal." Or use brush-on 'rust conerter' liquid from the hardware
store.

3. let that cure - for the deluxe treatment, next...............  treat  the
spot with self-etching primer paint.   If it's too small a spot to spray
with a can, spary some of the paint into the spray can top, then use a tiny
brush to paint the small spot of treated metal.

4. let that paint cure, then touch it up with the correct touch-up paint in
a small jar, that you get at a automtive paint specialits store, and using
the paint code that might still be on your van, or get the paint code
online.

Treated like that, that spot won't even show, and will be rust-free for a
long, long, LONG time.
I do it all the time , it's fun.
Scott
www.turbovans.com

>
> On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 2:20 PM, Rocket J Squirrel <
> camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Mellow Yellow was always a SoCal van, with no sign of rust, even under
>> the
>> floor and behind the reefer. We moved here to Bend, Oregon, which is high
>> desert and pretty arid, too, so I'm not expecting Pacific Northwest or
>> East Coast (USA) grade rust, ever.
>>
>> That said, a couple days ago I spotted a ding above the sliding door
>> handle that looks like it wants attention. I could use a tip or two on a
>> way to tidy this up and halt the rust. I don't have a paint booth or
>> sprayer. I do have chewing gum, though.
>>
>> Please see
>>
>> http://picasaweb.google.com/j.michael.elliott/Vanagon#5319046442995891378
>>
>> --
>> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
>> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
>> Bend, OR
>> KG6RCR
>>