Posted by Lamont in NC on June 18, 2015 at 19:10:31 from (65.188.217.236):
I'm curious about rust reformers. I've used Rust-oleum Rust Reformer in the spray cans and Harbor Freights Rust Reformer. Rust-oleum appears great--it eaves a nice flat black finish, but I'm certain it has black paint in with the acids that do the "reforming". So it makes me wonder if it really worked or just covered up the rust with paint. :) Harbor freights certainly doesn't have any paint in it. It goes on clear and well this is what I just don't get--sometimes it turns the rust black really good as it dries and sometimes it just makes the rust look glossy--same can mind you. It appears some pieces of metal it works on and some it doesn't. I was spraying it on some of the rusted spots where the paint is sheeting off my JD 755 and it did nothing but make the rust look glossy. It wasn't badly rusted just surface rust. I sprayed it on some trailer hubs tonight--cleaning them up a bit before putting some new wheels on and after a bit of time to dry they were solid black. Again not bad rust just surface rust over the center of the hub, the lug bolts and nuts. Any ideas?
Taking that a step further, these new (to me) wheels are pretty chrome on the outside and quite rusty with some chrome on the inside. I sprayed it on the inside of them too--2 coats on one of them and I ran out of reformer. I noticed when they dried it'd dried into a film that flaked of the chrome parts--not surprising it didn't stick to chrome. The rust was partly black and part not. Given this film however I have to figure this stuff contains a sealer in with the acid. So if I was to go back tomorrow with a new can and respray the wheels to hopefully get the remainder of the rust converted would that work now that tonight's coat has dried on it?
Trying to figure all this out--thinking seriously about buying several cans and spraying the whole trailer--it's rust colored. :) I don't have the time to wire brush it or the money to sand blast it.
I'm also considering Rust-oleum's brush on rust converter which I hear is clear and turns black like the HF stuff. I read that is really good--see link.
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