Paint

[Deutzdx3]

@Deutzdx3
How essential is it to get back to shiney metal? Paint sticks better to rust so if you remove all loose stuff, and provided its dry, is it ok to paint on top? And how good are those rust stabilising primers?

Personally I never leave rust but... there are several paints international coatings do that you can paint straight over light surface rust. It grips it and doesn't allow the rust to bleed through. How it works I don't know, I'm not a chemist. But it does. When I'm back at the yard I'll take a photo of a can and put it on. I'm not sure how available it is to non painting outfits be we can supply it if need be. It's I think £55 for 5l inc activator and thinner. Never done any thing but sprayed it so I don't know about brushing or rolling application.

If not blasting back to metal, key up with an orbital sander. 80 or 120 grip for primer. And top coat for a commercial finish 240. Automotive finish 320,400 or 500 grit.

 

[Pond digger]

Personally I never leave rust but... there are several paints international coatings do that you can paint straight over light surface rust. It grips it and doesn't allow the rust to bleed through. How it works I don't know, I'm not a chemist. But it does. When I'm back at the yard I'll take a photo of a can and put it on. I'm not sure how available it is to non painting outfits be we can supply it if need be. It's I think £55 for 5l inc activator and thinner. Never done any thing but sprayed it so I don't know about brushing or rolling application.

If not blasting back to metal, key up with an orbital sander. 80 or 120 grip for primer. And top coat for a commercial finish 240. Automotive finish 320,400 or 500 grit.

Many thanks

 

[S J H]

Got a primer and water based gloss from Tor Coatings so hopefully they will do a good job. I have 7 to do, so not going to be a quick task!!!

Where do you get tor paint from @Extreme Optimist the last firm I bought it from sent me the wrong colour and wouldn't do anything about it

 

[Extreme Optimist]

Where do you get tor paint from @Extreme Optimist the last firm I bought it from sent me the wrong colour and wouldn't do anything about it

Got them from here. http://www.tor-coatings.com/ My Agric engineer recommended them to me. Have to say though it's the first time I have used them so too early for me to give an opinion.

 

[S J H]

Got them from here. http://www.tor-coatings.com/ My Agric engineer recommended them to me. Have to say though it's the first time I have used them so too early for me to give an opinion.

I get on very well with the paint, but I ordered slate blue and it was the colour of the sky. That was from decorating direct, they were always very good, but I wouldn't deal with them again.