Re: Acid neutralization after stripping...
You can look up PPG's or SPI's instructions and they all say rinse with H2O.
That doesn't mean the next day. While it's wet.
You CAN wait but then you MUST reapply the 'acid based product' so it can reactivate the crystallized [dried] molecules in the pores of the metal. Rinse while its wet and your good to go.
Ospho (my simple catch all name for any Phosphoric acid prep) works great.
Surface rust will/may show up right away but if you hit that with a scuff pad it stay's clean for months if kept dry and free of condensation
How do I know? Personal experience.
I have a friends Springer front fork sitting in my garage now that will testify to the fact. For four months now, 2 miles from the Pacific and not a trace of rust showing.
Where "Most" people would get it screwed up is in not taking the time to do the work 'meticulously'.
Now even if I sand blast a piece I hit it with 'Ospho' then wash it with Hot H2O and then the shop vac to dry for final prep.
