What is the best procedure for sorting out inner arches and engine bay, I'm restoring a 1.2 merit and have the wings off and engine bay is completely stripped, I plan on striping the paint off engine bay, seam/stitch welding it and them apply some seam sealant, now what is the best primer to use next I've been told red oxide on know rot area eg battery section etc, but after these areas have been treated with oxide should I prime over the top with standard primer or just use red oxide all over? Also after primer I will obviously paint it the same colour as the car but would it be worth while to clear coat after paint?
Next question is inner arches I plan to strip them back to bare metal I will red oxide them, can I go ahead and stone guard over the red oxide or do I need to shot it with some paint after the oxide then stone guard? Sorry for long winded question but long winded answers would be good also