Rust Repair Maiden Voyage

I ground off the epoxy blobs with a flap wheel, then wiped off the dust with acetone. I mixed up another batch of the same filler and applied it with a regular spreader to fill the low spots.
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For color matching, I found a nearby Finishmaster location that can mix up a single-stage paint in E5. I get 8 oz of paint plus the additives, which will make me about a pint all mixed up, for $68. They are calling it Salsa Red, so I'm afraid they may be talking about a new color called PE5 Salsa Red Pearl, but maybe it's right if they leave out the "pearl" additive? I'll check on that before I buy.

I also need to pick up a finer colloidal silica additive to finish the shaping.

Finishmaster should be able to computer match it with the camera. It would likely be far more accurate then mixing from a formula for that.