Quick Rust treatment
Posted: 29 Aug 2018, 18:19
Took the sliding cover off the van to grease the mechanism, not taken it off before and while it looked perfect with the cover on it had some rust.
Nothing major but I can't just leave this, if I did I would probably forget and have a rusty hole next year or the year after.
This is my normal quick rust treatment, it's not perfect but it's 80% in 20% of the time and it works to slow down rust.
Diamond cutting disc in a dremel and take most of the rust off, this is accurate and does not spoil paint around like wet and dry or a wire brush.
P1100751 by Paul_Barr, on Flickr
Vactan, if it's not a hot day dry with a hair drier ( this one is 30 years old don't make em like this anymore)
P1100753 by Paul_Barr, on Flickr
primer brushed on with a fine brush
P1100755 by Paul_Barr, on Flickr
other side not so bad
P1100754 by Paul_Barr, on Flickr
rattle can sprayed into lid and then with a fine brush paint a few coats
P1100764 by Paul_Barr, on Flickr
P1100765 by Paul_Barr, on Flickr
covers back on tomorrow when it's hardened off a bit.
All in about 3 hours, as said not perfect but slowed it down massively and anybody can do this to slow their rust down.
I have even done rust like this in mid winter outdoors, as long as it's not raining it's possible and better than leaving it.
Nothing major but I can't just leave this, if I did I would probably forget and have a rusty hole next year or the year after.
This is my normal quick rust treatment, it's not perfect but it's 80% in 20% of the time and it works to slow down rust.
Diamond cutting disc in a dremel and take most of the rust off, this is accurate and does not spoil paint around like wet and dry or a wire brush.
P1100751 by Paul_Barr, on Flickr
Vactan, if it's not a hot day dry with a hair drier ( this one is 30 years old don't make em like this anymore)
P1100753 by Paul_Barr, on Flickr
primer brushed on with a fine brush
P1100755 by Paul_Barr, on Flickr
other side not so bad
P1100754 by Paul_Barr, on Flickr
rattle can sprayed into lid and then with a fine brush paint a few coats
P1100764 by Paul_Barr, on Flickr
P1100765 by Paul_Barr, on Flickr
covers back on tomorrow when it's hardened off a bit.
All in about 3 hours, as said not perfect but slowed it down massively and anybody can do this to slow their rust down.
I have even done rust like this in mid winter outdoors, as long as it's not raining it's possible and better than leaving it.