Originally Posted by bartamos
I think Ospho is way too much trouble for normal rust. Too toxic to work with face up, under truck. It must be neutralized properly or paint will fail. It's feeakin ACID.

Rustoleum Reformer does the trick, no rewash, no residue. Paintable within a short time.

There are other brands of reformers, encapsulators for normal rust. Not too flaky of rust. See instructions on can. They are very good. No fuss.

Converters (ospho) need 100% rust. It's for those who have very pitted/bad rusted/flaky sheet metal. Some people like the smell of Phosphoric Acid.
Well, I guess I'd better call the junk yard and have them send 2 tow trucks and haul my totally ruined, award winning trucks away before the paint on all of the black parts which I treated with Osho as described in my post above falls off in sheets. Never mind that it hasn't happened after 4 and 6 years yet.
Sheesh!


1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission