Caring for sanded parts before priming

Rogi

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I got a night watchmans job coming up,about a 2 week thing. Thought I would take some stuff and prep it for paint. I dont paint. Question is how do I keep the rust of my sanded parts while wating for the painter?
 
That would depend on what the weather was doing and how long it was going to be before the painting was done. If the weather is dry and soon to be painted the only thing you would need to do is not handle it too much with your hands. On the other hand if it was going to be a while the weather may get rainy and the moisture in the air could cause rust. If it was small parts you could put the parts in ziplock bags. Otherwise you might coat the parts with Picklex 20.
 
Not to get into all the details but one thing you NEED to do is communicate directly with the intended painter and find out exactly what HE wants you to do since he will be the one who has to ultimately deal with whatever you choose to do.Trust me when I say that this issue has,and always will , end up causing "friction" somewhere down the line. When you say "sanded parts" I cringe as that can mean a lot of things to a lot of different people. Correct preparation is a must and you need to make sure with your painter that you are , in fact, actually saving yourself any time/money by doing this. People who "wire wheel" old previously oil soaked cast nice and clean and ready to paint are what comes to mind real quick. Save yourself some grief and communicate closely with your painter. Don't just take him a load and say they are "ready to paint" Isn't that simple. RB
 
Thanks I was thinking maybe there was something I could coat them with? Painter works everyday painting signs. They even have a bake shop. If I could coat just a few pieces would be a big help. Thanks again for everyones comments.. This is a really helpful forum
 
When I painted my tractor I did it during the summer in a drought and I had a bunch of parts laying around for weeks before I started priming them. None of it had any rust on it. Then another time I've sandblasted parts in the morning planning to prime that afternoon on a damp day and had the parts rust before I could prime them. It’s just at the mercy of the weather.
 
What B-maniac said. Picklex 20 is fine, but the parts must be kept dry. I don't treat mine with anything as I live in a dry climate. I have gotten delayed on my current tractor, and some bare metal parts have set for a year without rust. But my building is well insulated and heated.
 
Here on the coast of nc I use ospho after blasting if I am not going to prime right away otherwise parts will rust in a matter of minutes.
 

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