Spare tire well paint question

[Spyder Z 15]

I'm in the process of fixing and repainting the '72 240Z I bought last weekend for a steal. I decided to tear apart the rear of the car because a lot of the misc pieces were pt back there. Well in my search I looked through a cubby hole this guy put in for who knows what reason and discovered something that frankly scared the hell out of me. 5-6 gallons of water.

So I drained all the water by scooping it out of a bucket and dumping it in the street. Closer inspection so far yeilds really minimal rust that never ate through the metal and a whole lot of surface rust. Now I'm stripping the whole spare tire weel and I have no primer, but I have Black engine pait. I was wondering if after I strip the metal if I can just use this paint on the bare metal and then put some liquid sound deadener I have over that and not worry about the tire well rusting underneath the paint?

 

Also, does anyone have any tips on how to get my urethae Xenon front back to shape. It was sitting inside the car in a weird position with stuff on top of it and is now out of shape. I was wondering if just some heat would get it to pop back to it's original shape. I would prefer to use what I have for 2 reasons. #1. This is my favorite lip for the S30 and #2 save money by using what I already have.

 

Thanks.

 

-Dustin, SoCal Z'er. I'm on Z #5 right now.

[Guest TeamNissan]

Use rust bullet or por15 for the spare tire well, it will last longer then the car and can be painted right over rust. It also completely stops rust.

 

You can heat the bumper if your in a hurry just be very carefull not to over heat it. I would bend it the op way its out of shape then apply MINIMAL heat then stop and let it sit a day or so, then see what shape your in.