Quote Originally Posted by BeJay View Post
The problem is there appears to be active rust within the etch. If it's not removed it will continue to eat the steel. If it were mine I would work the etched area with a fiberglass pen. They can be found at auto parts stores for a few dollars.
There ya go BeJay, I totally forgot about that! Good call but yes, whatever is inside the etch will keep rusting if he doesn't do something about that.