Forgot to include: Vinegar is to neutralize the acid and should be
flushed, dried and scuffed before painting. phosphate coating will
retard rusting but is not a long term fix.
Bruce Lowry
Gerard wrote:
>
> In my opening sentence, I meant to say "I would strongly recommend _NOT_
> stripping to bare metal."
>
> ...regarding Mike's question, use phosphoric acid to treat stripped
> surfaces. However, do not paint over the treated metal without removing the
> coating phosphoric acid leaves. You must clean and scuff to bare metal
> prior to starting the paint process.
>
> Gerard
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