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Nicolas

01-07-2006 13:52:42




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I have my tractor torn down, and getting ready to strip it using lye gravy. My question is, what is the best way to protect the bare metal from flash rust after it is stripped? If I use phosphoric acid, can I just paint over it, or will I have to sand it first? Sanding would be nearly impossible on the main case because of the uneven surfaces. Any advice on this is greatly appreciated. I have just about everything thought out except for this. I'm stumped. Thanks, Jdman

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JMS/MN

01-07-2006 21:55:00




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 Re: Questions about stripping paint in reply to Nicolas, 01-07-2006 13:52:42  
I've been on these boards for a few years and always appreciated the posts by CNKS in regard to painting- he's a fantastic resource here. Talks about priming- my experience on a couple of tractors, after sandblasting, is this -prime it NOW!!! They show surface rust overnight!. Midsummer, nice weather- had them done, and they need to get a primer coat on the same day, or, like you say, you cannot get the rust off. You simply cannot wait until tomorrow- at least around here.

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CNKS

01-08-2006 09:09:59




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 Re: Questions about stripping paint in reply to JMS/MN, 01-07-2006 21:55:00  
Priming the same day is a good idea. In western KS, kept inside, my parts usually do not rust for months, with no protection--so I just leave them alone. There may be rust forming in the pores of cast that I don't see, if so it hasn't caused a problem. Most of the time I coat them with Picklex, though, just to be sure. I currently have a mixture of parts, some with Picklex, some not -- no visible difference. But, most places are more humid than here. They have to be inside though, or rust forms immediately.

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CNKS

01-07-2006 17:40:20




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 Re: Questions about stripping paint in reply to Nicolas, 01-07-2006 13:52:42  
Dry it off to prevent flash rust. Use a wire brush on a drill or angle grinder to remove the remaining paint and the rust you will find under the paint. Then use epoxy primer. If you can't prime it right away, you can use product such as Picklex 20 or Must For Rust, etc to protect the metal until painting. It must be kept dry. I prefer to remove as much of the resulting residue as possible before painting. As you indicated, you can't easily sand cast -- the sandpaper will only get the peaks, not the valleys. Only my opinion, but chemical stripper will work better than the NaOH stuff you are planning on using. However, you MUST wash it off preferably with a pressure washer after use, and get it out of ALL the seams, nooks and crannies, etc, or it will destroy your new paint. Whatever you use, you should still wire wheel it.

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