Surface rust is a common problem with owners of old Jeeps. Now, if you are looking for good tutorials on restoring your Jeep; the best place to look is at hot rod’ers and their websites. Which gets me to this link. Its a simple and effective tutorial on removing surface rust with some hard work and a product called “Navel Jelly.” NJ come highly recommended to me; so this tutorial covers the bases for me on its effective use .