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Well I sprayed the old Must for Rust on and...

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scott#2

06-26-2005 18:04:25




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some of the areas have dried to a white chalk color, some to a rust color(needs another application?) and the grooves in the floorboard that I sprayed it on are still wet (collected there) and gooey black.

I guess you leave the white stuff on until you paint, or scotch brite it off (seems like alot of scotch briteing though) re-apply to the rust colored areas and dry the excess in the grooves and let dry. (right??)

How much of this stuff do you apply? I am using a 99 cent spray bottle (has to goes on heavy to cover it completly) and I guess iI should shake the excess off. Seems like a waste. Should I use a gun? How do you guys efficently use this stuff for best results?

Thanks for All Your Help,

scott#2

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CNKS

06-27-2005 12:15:09




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 Re: Well I sprayed the old Must for Rust on and... in reply to scott#2, 06-26-2005 18:04:25  
I have used Picklex before, I believe I'm the one that said Home Depot had the Must For Rust. These are more rust preventatives than rust converters. Remove the rust however you want to do it, the end product needs to be bare steel, doesn't matter how you get there. Apply with a squirt bottle and spread with a brush, it only needs to throughly cover the surface. The dirtiness or cleanliness of the metal will determine the amount of residue -- you will get a lot of residue on cast, not much on sheet metal. I remove as much of the residue as possible with scotch brite pads or equivalent, then clean repeatedly with wax and grease remover--I use PPG 330. Then paint. In any event, let the stuff dry overnight before cleaning or painting, to be on the safe side. Lye gravy, or anything that has water in it will leave flash (immediate) rust. Picklex or Must For Rust will convert flash rust, but rather than try to convert it, I would dry the surface before it rusts, then you can convert the small remaining amount.

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Dixieland

06-26-2005 18:22:56




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 Re: Well I sprayed the old Must for Rust on and... in reply to scott#2, 06-26-2005 18:04:25  
Hi Scott. I remove as much of the rust as possible with an angle grinder and rope steel wheel wire brush. After I have removed as much as possible, (usually all of it), I wipe it clean, apply MUST-FOR-RUST from a spray bottle once and let it set for about 10 minutes. Then take a clean cloth and wipe it down till it is dry, wait at least an hour before painting, (overnight is best)or I put it in a dry place for storage till I am ready to paint. I never depend on chemicals to remove the rust I can remove with tools.

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Dixieland

06-26-2005 18:40:01




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 Re: Well I sprayed the old Must for Rust on and... in reply to Dixieland, 06-26-2005 18:22:56  
By the way Scott, I also remove all the existing paint but I am a little extreme maybe and before I apply any paint I clean the part with mineral spirits using a clean cloth and allow it to completly evaporate. I don't want to paint over anything but bare metal no matter what kind of paint I am using. Lots of extra elbow grease but you get a very good looking paint job. Like another fellow said, preparation is the largest part of painting.

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scott#2

06-26-2005 18:52:10




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 Re: Well I sprayed the old Must for Rust on and... in reply to Dixieland, 06-26-2005 18:40:01  
Doesnt sound too extreme to me, I just long for when the top coat goes down, then I find out how hard I worked. Nothing like having a bunch of stripped and preped parts waiting to be painted.

Definitly a case of reaping what you sow here.

Thanks Dixieland,

scott



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scott#2

06-26-2005 18:37:37




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 Re: Well I sprayed the old Must for Rust on and... in reply to Dixieland, 06-26-2005 18:22:56  
I did electrollysis on all pieces and didnt have the MFR when it came out of the tank so some of it rusted back up slightly. I know the lye bath and MFR do about the same thing, convert rust to iron sulphate. I guess the best way at this point would to be dip it again, in a clean fresh bath, wheel it and spray with mfr until ready for painting. I used to use rustlick (a spray oil for machines) but you still need to remove it before painting, thats why the MFR, mostly for perservative untill painting.

One more time,

Thanks Dixieland,

scott#2

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