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Old Aug 7, 2017 | 01:59 PM
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Rust paint

Hi wondering what everyone is using for rust paint on the underbody?
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Old Aug 11, 2017 | 12:09 PM
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Re: Rust paint

POR15 usually does a good job.
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Old Aug 11, 2017 | 02:15 PM
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POR15 is what I used. I'm sure there are others out there as well too.
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Old Aug 12, 2017 | 06:54 AM
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Re: Rust paint

POR15 only bonds to rusty metal. If you only have light rust, and remove most of the red oxide with a wire brush or sandpaper, then apply POR15, it'll peel right off. It almost has to have a nasty pitted surface to really adhere. Maybe it's just me, but most of the places I used it after scrubbing away the worst of the rust, it just peeled off later. Rattle-can Rustoleum seems to work nearly as well, assuming the area isn't something that has to look fantastic.
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Old Aug 13, 2017 | 11:42 AM
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Re: Rust paint

RustSeal
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Old Aug 23, 2017 | 04:42 AM
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Re: Rust paint

Originally Posted by Drew
POR15 only bonds to rusty metal. If you only have light rust, and remove most of the red oxide with a wire brush or sandpaper, then apply POR15, it'll peel right off. It almost has to have a nasty pitted surface to really adhere. Maybe it's just me, but most of the places I used it after scrubbing away the worst of the rust, it just peeled off later. Rattle-can Rustoleum seems to work nearly as well, assuming the area isn't something that has to look fantastic.
If you use their metal prep prior to painting you can paint on clean rust free metal. As far as I know it etches the surface of the steel.
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Old Aug 23, 2017 | 07:42 AM
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Re: Rust paint

Rust Bullet is out there as well.
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