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Re: using phosphoric acid and primer
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Posted by CNKS on April 08, 2006 at 14:29:16 from (204.249.178.138):
In Reply to: Re: using phosphoric acid and primer posted by B-maniac on April 07, 2006 at 18:46:16:
There is a reason, and that is to protect bare metal parts if for some reason you don't want to prime right away. I often have bare metal sit for months, as I like to paint when I have enough parts to make it worthwhile. The bare chassis of my 460 sat for a year without priming. I can get away with that because I live in a dry climate. The proper formulation will convert rust in places that can't be cleaned manually. The type of product you are talking about is "metalprep", I think that is a tradename and you are correct about it's intended use. Products such as Picklex 20 will protect bare metal from rust as long as the parts are kept dry. I have used it on cast, but I am careful with it and remove all I can before I paint. I do not agree with your "no need" comment -- It does have a place. However, I am not lazy enough to use such products as rust converters, that is to try to convert the rust rather than remove it -- removal is always better, far as I'm concerned. I use it mainly as a protectant, and I have decided that I probably don't even need to do that, since I have a closed building with very low humidity.
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