The Metro is slowly (actually, a lot faster than I'd like) dying the all too common death of rust. I got some pretty large holes in the rockers that are much worse than a year ago. It has the typical rear wheel well to bumper rust that is prone on so many vehicles, and it also has an ever enlarging bubble on the hood of the car that is now starting to peel.
Here are some pictures of when I first got the car last year. These rust areas are a lot worse now.
I'm really looking to sand these areas out, possibly add some putty if its pitted badly, prime and then spray it with a color matched paint. It doesn't need to be perfect, but I'd like it to be fairly close. I'm also NOT a body work kind of guy. I barely know the basics, and don't really have much experience. But, I'm willing to give it a shot.
So, does anyone have any tips/tricks?
Also, I'm planning on picking up a color matched spray can from here:
1999 Chevrolet Metro Colors of Touch Up Paint
If anyone has any other/better places to go I'm all ears. $30 (shipped) for a can of spray paint seems a bit steep, but dupli-color apparently doesn't make the scuba blue metallic that matches my paint and is available at the local autozone for $7 a can.