Rusted Refrigerator Repair

My refrigerator was 5 years old and had developed rust around the ice/water dispenser area. I had repaired rust on a VW using the POR 15 Starter KIT product in the past and thought I could use it to repair the rust on the refrigerator. This is how I did it.

I unpluged the refrigerator and removed the removable ice dispenser tray and it revealed a lot of rust. I then removed the screws holding the moulding and removed the moulding.

I masked off the areas around the rusted part to protect the rest of the refrigerator. I then took a pocket knife and scraped off the loose rust and paint. I scraped it down to the point where there was a solid paint all around the edge of the area to be repaired.

I placed toothpicks into the screw holes so they would not get filled with the POR 15. I then masked off the area with blue masking tape leaving a small area of the solid paint showing.

I then sanded the solid paint edge down so that when I put the POR 15 on there would not be a visible line where they joined.

If you use the POR 15 read all of the instructions and follow all of their safety precautions.

I used the Marine clean first then used the Prep and Ready next following the instructions.

Next I applied the POR 15 let it dry about two and a half hours and applied a second coat. I let it dry overnight.

After letting it dry overnight I sanded it down blending the edges so there was not a visible line where they joined.
I then sprayed two coats of the epoxy spray paint on the repair. The paint matched pretty close to the original color.
I noticed that the water looked like it had leaked out of the corner of the tray causing the rust so I sealed the area with silicon.
Put the molding back on and the tray back in and the repair was a success.

Video https://youtu.be/2GOqeeemEHc

If you decide to duplicate any of my ideas or repairs judge for yourself the safety of the project and the safety of the method creating it. This is not about how to do it, but it is about how I did them.