I am roughly 6 months (estimated) away from putting the car in the shop for body work. In the meantime, I am stripping the car and enjoying it after getting it running right and in a reliable state.
The car had a vinyl top which I removed hastily a year ago causing a majority of the adhesive to bake onto roof. I recently removed the vinyl from the hatch lid which left me in awe at the original paint. Neither here nor there...
Real reason for the post -
Is it worth putting some sort of rust inhibitor on the roof and affected areas between now and until it goes into the body shop?
How does that affect body work in the future?
For the roof, is it worth sourcing a roof for replacement instead of metalwork?
Note around the front windshield pillars on either side, there are holes.