Rusty hydraulic ram

[Grassman]

Nail varnish will do a job if not too deep damage.

 

[Ukjay]

That's a good tip.
What Type of product do you mean though? Like araldite?

Araldite will work - but there are various different brands that could do equally as well. 'IF' you do the due diligence and clean and prepare the surface well, then sand / smooth down by using very fine emery, you get a very hard wearing surface and remove all the pitted surfaces.

If one takes shortcuts - the epoxy can also damage seals due to the person leaving high spots.

 

[Ukjay]

This is the kind of thing that modern systems would prefer:

http://www.belzona.co.uk/en/products/1000/1221.aspx

NB - Link is just to a page, there are various options to choose from depending on application.

 

[Mrs Brown]

We have used hammerite paint but it will liely be inferior now a days used to dry to a very hard finish.
You suffering from that bloddy salt water

 

[davieogrutha]

Thanks all, will need to try some of the above. The salt certainly doesn't help right enough. Rust isn't deep just a lots of small speckles but if left will become a real problem later.

 

[jamj]

For rods that can't be left off retracted we keep a can of spray grease in the tractor. A quick spray helps keep them right.

 

[balerman]

We tried "filling" but always find that the cavity isn't deep enough for the product to catch properly, seems to peel off. But haven't tried the above, thanks for the tips ............

Easy enough to make the cavity deeper with a grinder?

 

[Mursal]

You want courage to take a grinder to a ram stem?