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Wire Brush and Rust

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brj5144

09-27-2006 17:20:55




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I am looking at the archives to get information. A lot of them say take a wire brush to rust. I am wondering what kind of wire brush. A hand brush, one that goes on a drill, stiff wires, soft wires? I would never have done this on my own, I would think it would scratch it too badly.

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Brandon




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MHCorey

10-03-2006 21:48:36




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 Re: Wire Brush and Rust in reply to brj5144, 09-27-2006 17:20:55  
Well I wire brush alot.. but it depends on how rusty it is.. if it is just surface rust.. use 80-180 grit sandpaper until clean bare metal surface then prime.. but if there are pits and it is something that means alot to you get a good rust converter like One step and then prime.. if you scratch it you can always use a fine grit sandpaper to block the scratches out then prime the hell out of lol thats what i do.. haha

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brj1

09-29-2006 19:06:38




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 Re: Wire Brush and Rust in reply to brj5144, 09-27-2006 17:20:55  
OK I was excited to try it, so I got an old wheel out of the barn that was covered with orange rust. I used a hand brush to quickly remove all of the orange loose rust. I was left with a smooth brown surface that looked paintable to me. I kept brushing and got down to the clean bare metal. My question is what should it look like when I'm done. Should it be shiny or just smooth clean and brown.

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CNKS

09-27-2006 17:44:11




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 Re: Wire Brush and Rust in reply to brj5144, 09-27-2006 17:20:55  
Wire brush on drill or angle grinder on cast. I usually sand sheet metal, or use a fiber wheel on it. The wheel leaves more scratches than the brush. The wire brush doesn't scratch as much as you think. On sheet metal I use epoxy primer followed by a surfacer under the topcoat. The surfacer fills the scratches. On cast you will never see the scratches, in fact the metal looks too smooth.



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