In message <199402162020.PAA05650@rigel.engin.umich.edu> William Hartwell
Woodruff writes:
>
> I am by no means a paint expert. But I would think you
> could paint your car after treating it with a metal preping solution.
> You could get a gallon of OXYSol from Eastwood or something like it.
> Then just soak some rags in it and wipe the car down. Also, I think
> some acid etching primers are meant to go over very slightly rusted
> surfaces. After all, no matter how much time you wait in between
> sandblasting and painting, there will be some oxidation on the metal
> surface. If this is just a haze of red that you can wipe off by
> rubbing with your fingers, then I think you have little to worry
> about. The most important thing is to get a good bond between the
> metal surface and a moisture proof paint. I don't believe you can
> ever "completely" remove all traces of rust from the surface. The
> best you can hope for is to remove the loose brittle scaley stuff
> (like the red haze your car probably has) that stops the new paint
> from adhearing to the surface.
>
> Isn't it funny have the smallest details can become huge
> problems (sometimes just in you mind!) when you are restoring a
> car?
>
> woodruff@caen.engin.umich.edu
You are more trusting than I General Custer sir. I don't put paint over any
rust colour. The metal has to be shiney before I put paint on it. If there is
a pit, I clean it out as best I can, put a rust converter in it, then clean it
out as best I can. Acid prep goes on immediatly afterwards & a sealer
immediatly after that. I do not allow an unpainted surface to stay unpainted
overnight unless I am still working on it and planing to go over it again before
painting. Rust! huge probelem! nasty stuff!
Why yes I am restoring an ex-rust bucket
TeriAnn
Just thinking of rust gives me the shivers. I've seen what it can do to a car,
including some 3 & 4 year old restorations. Nasty stuff
TeriAnn Wakeman One of these days, I'll be old enough that
twakeman@apple.com people will stop calling me crazy and start
LINK: TWAKEMAN calling me eccentric.
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