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snappa



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Rust converter

Have any members had any experience of using rust converters? You know the ones you paint on and it converts it into non rusty material Laughing if so what's a good brand?
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dorsetfreelander



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Kurust, turns rust black and then you can paint over it. Used it for years, stuff like red lead and zinc are never satisfactory in my experience. 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
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Then clean off the rust & reapply the rust converter until you get clean metal. Use an etch primer & only paint on a warm dry day. Failing that put a lamp on the car for a few hours until paint is dry. Don't touch the bare metal with your fingers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rust_converter


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snappa



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Cheers lads Thumbs Up

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Used it for years Jules

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Dartman the one



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You may laugh, but molasses are extremely good for removing rust, diluted between 5 to 9-1. my PC is slightly to the right of Genghis
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Kurust has been around for ages remember using it with my old man over 50 years ago. Did the job then so suppose if they have come up with nothing better will still do the job now. It used to be a grey liquid, I think, that as already stated turns rust black.

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Dartman the one



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Most of the products described are rust converters, they stabilise the iron oxide and hopefully with a coating process eliminate more rusting, they have limited successes depending on your skill and time spent on preparation together with the final coating.
The other option is grit or sand blasting the area together with the appropriate coatings in the right conditions. Molasses will produce the same result given time and the practicality of being able to immerse the rust either in a bath or a constructed temporary containment. my PC is slightly to the right of Genghis
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Google Phosphoric Acid reactions with rust, that's the base for rust converters Thumbs Up 2009 GS Auto Zermatt Silver - Sold June 21 after 10 years of ownership

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