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Dansen in Ohio

12-11-2001 08:17:07




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I am restoring an AC CA. I want to derust parts using electrolysis as I dismantle the tractor over the winter months and then prime/paint everything next summer. What can I apply to the newly derusted parts so they will not be rusted again by the time I paint them - preferably something cheap, easy to put on, and then easy to take off before painting?




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Dansen in Ohio

01-15-2002 05:06:32




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 Re: keeping rust away in reply to Dansen in Ohio, 12-11-2001 08:17:07  
Thanks for all your comments. What I think is going to work for me is to use electrolysis to remove the rust from all parts that will fit in a large plastic trash can (it works very well, even takes off most of the paint), use oven-cleaner to strip off the rest of the paint, and then spritz the piece with Must-for-Rust (MP-7) which is supposed to keep rust away for at least 6 months and can be primed/painted over without any cleanup. For the pieces too big to electrolyze (tractor chassis, etc), I will use the MP-7 alone.

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Ryan

12-19-2001 17:39:02




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 Re: keeping rust away in reply to Dansen in Ohio, 12-11-2001 08:17:07  
I forgot to add that if you go to a motorcycle or snowmobile shop, they may let you have some dessicant pouches that come shipped with new stuff to keep it from rusting. Our local Harley shop gives them away, and you can "renew" them by putting them in the oven. The instructions for this should be on the pouch. They are about the size of a football, and if they can keep a Harley from rusting...



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Ryan

12-19-2001 17:34:52




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 Re: keeping rust away in reply to Dansen in Ohio, 12-11-2001 08:17:07  
For smaller parts, you could try to put them in heavy garbage bags and suck the air out with a shop vac to slow the process. no OXygen, no iron OXide (rust).



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Jerry B

12-12-2001 16:21:46




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 Re: keeping rust away in reply to Dansen in Ohio, 12-11-2001 08:17:07  
The only thing I would recommend would be self etching primer. It is not cheap BUT it won't have to be removed either. You can put body filler directly over the top of it if you are of a mind to do so and the filler will hold tightly so there is no reason to sand the area down to bare metal just to fill it with bondo.

Of course you can always give your metal "the Krylon touch".....



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Ken

12-24-2001 09:26:03




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 Re: Re: keeping rust away in reply to Jerry B, 12-12-2001 16:21:46  

Just found another product that seems to be similar to The Must For Rust although I haven't been able to try it as I have the Must For Rust. It's evapo-rust.com



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olen

12-27-2001 19:17:43




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 Re: Re: Re: keeping rust away in reply to Ken, 12-24-2001 09:26:03  
ken this evapo-rust is the best thing on the market for rust,can be seen at the shot show in las vegas in feb or can be ordered on web,i've used in restoring my farmall c. i have even derusted things like old fish lure,tools,will take blueing off guns but will not affect the metal or paint.look at the pistol that i derusted for the sheriff's office using it.www.evapo-rust.com



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Dansen in Ohio

12-13-2001 04:48:05




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 Re: Re: keeping rust away in reply to Jerry B, 12-12-2001 16:21:46  
I should have noted in my first post that I do not have a heated area to do any priming or painting during the winter months, hence my procedure of derusting everything over winter for painting in summer. So I need something I can apply fairly cold. I had thought of spraying something like Kano's Kroil on each part and wrapping it in old bed sheets. But would that stuff clean off easily for painting come summer with something relatively cheap like mineral spirits or paint thinner?

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LarryG

01-14-2002 09:20:23




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 Re: Re: Re: keeping rust away in reply to Dansen in Ohio, 12-13-2001 04:48:05  
I'm doing the same thing - getting parts ready for a Spring painting. I'm using Ras-'O-Nil - as long as you keep the parts out of the rain, it will protect them. It seems to be working for me, and there is nothing you have to remove when you go to paint, like you would if you used oil.



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Jerry B

12-13-2001 06:48:39




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 Re: Re: Re: keeping rust away in reply to Dansen in Ohio, 12-13-2001 04:48:05  
Spray or brush it with engine oil, wrap in oily newspapers, store in a building away from the house/garage/shop area in the event of spontanious combustion. A metal barrel with a lid on it will work well for this.



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Ken

12-23-2001 14:36:36




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: keeping rust away in reply to Jerry B, 12-13-2001 06:48:39  

The Must For Rust(formerly MP-7) is the most effective rust remover you can use.It is not toxic does not give off fumes does not irritate the skin and is not acid.It can be left on as a preservative preventing any new rust from forming even when left outside for 6mo to a yr. and does not have to be removed as you can paint right over it.



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