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All- this winter I will be removing all of the body panels from 1/2 ton 54 long bed but will leave the cab and doors in place. I have rebuilt all the mechanicals and primed some parts. Next spring I would like to clean the frame and undercarriage parts, then apply a rust inhibitor paint, prime and paint all in black (all while assembled). In parallel I'll be working on the body parts that will be taken-off to get them ready to re-aasemble.

What can I use to "chemically" clean most of the rust off of the frame without damaging brake hoses/lines, etc.? (Thought about a powerwasher with a degreaser) What rust inhibitor would work well in my situation (I'll probably brush it on or buy a cheapo wagner paint sprayer?

Thanks!

Bruce,
Hit the Tech Tips page and read the Zero Rust article under Paint, Rust and Body Work for a starter.
Bruce Palmer
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For the frame and anything underneath nothing beats Zero Rust. The stuff is hard as nails. Brushes on great too.

also i am thinking of a stuff called POR 15 and i have talked to several people on the phone and it seems to be as good or better than Zero Rust but a little more pricey well just try what you want though

All, thanks for the tips. I'm not really concerned about a quality look to the frame paint job, but don't want it to look like crap either. I do a pretty good job with a spray can. Could I use a pump sprayer likle you would use to stain your deck with zero rust? I thought I would spray the frame down with muratic acid first,then power wash, let dry and the try the pump/tank sprayer. If the tank sprayer would not work would a Wagner power sprayer work with zero rust? Again, this is the frame and under-carriage so I'm interested in cleaning and preserving with a nice gloss or satin black finish.

Thanks for all your help!!

Bruce,
I don't have any experience with the types of seals in your average tank sprayer (re: thinners eating them) but then again it's your tank sprayer in jeopardy. Know what I'm saying? Just might be a good time to test that theory, on yours...... ;^)
I have done some research on the Wagner thing several years ago and if memory serves they didn't have a tip size big enough to handle the high solids of ZR.

I will say that ZR brushes on like nobody's business and if kept thinned some, it flows out very nicely too....... FWIW

Happy holidays y'all, pick one, any one.

Bruce Palmer
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