I sand down as good as possible, hit the whole thing with a good rust converter (for the pits), lightly sand again and epoxy prime. The high-build primer fills in the pits (it may take a few coats), block it down and you're done. I've been doing this for years, never had a problem. Some people overthink and overact the problems.

Last edited by WVMountaineer; 07/20/2011 1:49 PM.