thanks bought some ospho, seams to be a good deal, appreciate the help

Originally Posted by tclederman
Once you have bare metal, you will soon have flash rust. Try a phosphoric acid wash (supposedly phosphoric Acid plus Alcohol) to delay the appearance of flash rust.

http://www.ospho.com/

http://www.thegreathardwarestore.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=512186&click=2744

http://www.metalwebnews.com/howto/rust/rust.html

http://www.42gpw.com/acid.html