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Re: The Holy Grail Posted by vtsnaab [Email]  (#26)  [Profile/Gallery]
(more from vtsnaab) on Wed, 30 May 2007 20:16:28
In Reply to: The Holy Grail, DickT  [Profile/Gallery]
, Tue, 29 May 2007 04:29:03
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Hi Dick, it's always good to hear from you !
Actually in one way I did find the holy grail of rust repair you so
cleverly refer to, but not in a way that looks very nice and I am
still lacking for truly excellent info on the critical 1st step of
converting or treating the rust.
Burt's reply is encouraging but I'd really like to hear from others
who have used some of the newer fancy shmancy stuff I named in my
original query.
My metal repair story starts with an ancient and badly rusted horse
trailer as my learning platform and I have done this repair many times
since on cars and trucks with success, and it works very well - but it
sure ain't pretty !!!
My trailer had this done to it on it's flat roof over a decade ago now
and is still solid and only leaks out of spots which have appeared in
places I did not treat, and they are still just pinholes.
I had bought the thing knowing the roof was badly rotted at the welds
and took my 4" grinder to it with a wire wheel and got rid of the rust
down to bare metal, leaving big gaps.
Then the base was coated with a roof repair compound used for campers
which is a foam product similar in consistency to marshmallow fluff,
only it is a latex formulation and extremely sticky and easy to apply.
While wet I applied a layer of clean cloth cut from t-shirts and such
and then applied a second coat of sealer right away.
The whole mess dried into a good tight repair which was then painted
with oil-based paint with a brush.
Next time I got a rig that was rusty it had cancerous doors and rocker
panels.
Cleaned off the loose rust, did the door bottoms by making a base out
of box cardboard, put on sealer, cloth, sealer, painted it - lumpy,
but sealed and easily passes state inspection.
Rocker panels are even easier - brush sealer on, stretch cloth, put
on second coat, allow to dry, paint it.
I will probably do this on the gaps in my car, but I would like to
really kill the rust first, if someone has discovered which of the
new, holy grail rust converters really works and will share !?
I must admit that Picklex sounds very good, but I'd like to hear
from someone that's used it before I lay my money down...
Best Wishes, and thanks for replying !
mark
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