Tom - There has been some great advice coming through on your question. Here is a "think outside the box" response for you to consider. I asked my materials experts what they would recommend for the lay person who has this issue on 304 CRES. Assuming that you don't have access to exotic chemicals or flap sanders, try spongeing the areas to get them wet with Coca Cola. While wet with Coke, rub the areas down with aluminum foil. The phosphoric acid in the Coke will begin the passivation process in the CRES, and the aluminum foil will surrender some of its electrons while exposed to the acids. The electrons will jump to the CRES, and will tend to make it far more "passive", which will make it less prone to this sort of surface rust. Note that Pepsi will also work for this. I have no commercial ties to either soft drink company! Toby Peterson VIN 2248 "Winged1" DeLorean Parts Northwest, LLC www.delorean-parts.com --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tom" <tomciodmc@xxxx> wrote: > > I've uploaded some pictures of my car. Actually, some closeup views of my 'not so stanless' steel. Go to the photo section on Yahoo to view them. Can anyone tell me what to do with it? It looks like my car is developing some nasty skin condition that looks like chicken pox. It looks awful! To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/