Both Dinitrol with its rc800 and Hammerite Products with their Kurust sell rust convertors. I'm now going to tell you why we don't use them and neither should you.

But it offered very little in the way of long-term protection to our sample. The unpainted area was uniformly rusty again and it was starting to develop on the other side too. Loctite SF7503 Rust Remedy So of the 3 methods i know of above you have to weigh up the pros and cons, personally I think either grease or waxoil is the best option, the problem with the grease is it wont really go through a spray gun unless its thinned down ( then i dont think it works aswell), and the waxoil will go in a spray gun an get those hard to reach places but it eventually dries out, but i suppose having to do it once a year isnt bad really. It did a good job of protecting our sample too. Just a few dots of the dreaded red were visible on the unpainted side. But it didn’t score higher as it’s expensive if you buy it in this small bottle and doesn’t offer significant advantages. Neutrarust is available in larger bottles though, so it could start to make financial sense if you buy in bulk for bigger jobs. Rustins

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We left sections of 1mm unpainted mild steel to gently corrode outside over the course of several months, then let them thoroughly dry before treating both sides with our products, carefully following the instructions.

If you are getting underneath a car, make sure you use axle stands or ramps and wear eye protection and a mask. Any areas that are holed will need welding, so don’t waste your time with treatment, but surface rust should be rubbed with a wire brush and then painted with a converter. If you are treating a rust bubble on the bodywork, you will want to remove as much of the rust as possible before treating or it will soon reappear under any filler and top coat. When painted on it seemed to sit on the surface of our rust rather than soaking in and reacting. It also took longer to dry, meaning we had to wait until the next day until we could paint over it with our primer and top coat. I have an Alfa Romeo 75 that is a running restoration, I'm working my way around the car bit by bit. It's not going to be a show car or anything like that but I still like to make sure I do my best with every part I work on. P102 Keep out of reach of children.P101 If medical advice is needed, have product container or label at hand.P210 Keep away from heat, hot surfaces, sparks, open flames and other ignition sources. No smoking.P233 Keep container tightly closed.P262 Do not get in eyes, on skin, or on clothing.P304 + P340 IF INHALED: Remove person to fresh air and keep comfortable for breathing.P312 Call a POISON CENTRE/doctor/…/if you feel unwell.P235 Keep cool.P501 Dispose of contents/container to … Another tip is get yourself a set of small cheap digital jewelers scales and some plastic cups and mix the epoxy by weight.

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Unwanted Food or Drink Products - Once supply conditions are broken, there are a number of factors outside of our control that can affect the quality of a product. Therefore perishable goods such as food and drink cannot be returned. If you need to treat a large amount of rust it might make financial sense to use the BH, and it was still our favourite paint-on fluid, but we’d make sure we applied a decent amount of corrosion protection on top of the treatment too. Hammerite Kurust – Recommended For reasons of hygiene and safety, personal grooming products, cosmetics or items of intimate clothing cannot be returned. I only really use epoxy mastic for suspension and other bits not seen or that will be stone chipped or on really pitted steel.

This stuff is really watery so be careful not to splash it everywhere when painting it on. Starting to paint the kurust on Now it starts reacting Our range of direct-to-metal paints can be applied on top of the affected area and instantly provide reliable rust-proofing for years to come. Produced by Hammerite, our car paints are available in pots or in spray cans and in a variety of popular colours. They’re perfect for DIY car-rust repairs. Car rust removal solutions from Halfords

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I havent got to this stage so ill list the options ive set myself to decide, im also thinking of doing some experiments with the different methods on a peice of metal leave it in the weather a few weeks see what happens. Regarding the plastic cups, I was going to ask about that, so I take it you measure the correct amount of epoxy and hardener into a pot and mix it up, then you have a limited time to apply it before it goes off, and the winter one goes off twice as fast so you cant hang about, what cups do you use then, I assume you use something very cheep as you must go through quite a few. do you save up all the paint jobs to one day or do them as you find them, thats what I would prefer but I'm going to be mixing up very small batches every time. If you can get 87A go for it, 90A is available in smaller tins but the 87 is great for your application.

Rust or corrosion damages metal surfaces and leave dirty, brown spots. Hammerite helps you get rid of rust and revive your metal objects. Follow the guide below if you want to know how to remove rust with Hammerite Kurust: You know you have a serious product when it has stamps of approval from organisations like NATO and the Ministry of Defence. If it works on tanks and warships then the bottom of your Cortina probably won’t be an issue.

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I've seen some interesting posts on car restorations by people clearly very professional, lots of talk about good prep in removing the rust then applying Epoxy primer before a top coat such as Jotan 87a, but I don't tend to see any mention of Kurust or any other rust treatment and it seems noticeable by it's absence, I realise if its painted right away the Epoxy primer should take care of any flash rusting but what if there is a bit of time between that happening?