Rust inhibitor or remover for VERY small spots?

[Inazone]

I picked up a couple of very small dings on the hood of my stylish 2001 Kia Sportage, and a couple more along the bottom of one door where some drum hardware put up a struggle getting loaded in the back. These have developed some rust spots, but they are so small that nobody would probably notice. I just got this thing paid off and would rather not spend the money taking it to a body shop, but I don't want the rust to spread. I have some rust inhibitor, as well as the rust-to-primer converter, but I don't want to take a very minor problem and make it worse. Are there any products out there suitable for spot treatment like this?

I don't have pics, but the biggest of these rust spots is about the size of the end of a Q-Tip, if that.

[DonP]

There are products at Auto Zone (or whatever car place you have) but on the web there is something that is call POR15 (paintable over rust). It's black, and I'm not sure if it will help or hurt - do a web search and check it out.

[finnman]

POR-15 http://www.rustymetalpaint.com/ or http://www.kbs-coatings.com/
It's the same thing I think.
You need to buy the POR-15 primer, to put over the POR-15, so the paint will stick.
The whole underside of my 66 stang is coated with POR-15 and undercoating.
Great stuff.

[finnman]

Little rust turns into big rust.
Rust never sleeps.
The rust will travel under your paint in time and start to bubble it.
Out here in California, that takes a long time. But, back East.. alot faster.

[mm2002]

Definitely DON'T use POR-15 for a repair like that. Matter of fact, don't waste your money on POR period. Use the rust converter applied with a small paintbrush and let it dry over night. Follow that with couple of dabs of dupli-color touch up paint, followed by a couple of dabs of dupli-color clear, then buff it out a little. It will look fine and last as long as the rest of the car. The advantage of the rust converter over the POR-15 is that the converter will penetrate the rust (including anything that may have crept under the existing paint a little). The POR-15 will not. I have done some rather extensive tests with POR-15 over the last couple of years, and I will not use it any more. There are other products that are much better than POR. Anyway, the converter I really like is called Rust Mort, and it would be perfect for what you're doing. You'll also save money.

[Inazone]

OK, it sounds like I already have what I need, for the moment anyway. I am by no means expecting this to be a lasting fix, but if all goes according to plan, this will become my winter/gig-only vehicle in the next year or so. So far, the paint has held up quite well. My previous Nissan was rusting significantly after under three years, and the Kia is only doing so in the aforementioned tiny spots where the paint got chipped down to the metal.

Thanks for the replies.