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| | | Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 7 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 7 | Strange thing happened to me today. I have a good friend who runs a galvanizing business who has been so good to acid dip a lot of parts for me free of charge. He dipped frame and many other parts. Friday I took him five rims from the truck so acid could remove rust and old paint.
When I picked them up today someone had put them in galvanized vat and galvanized them. Not what I needed. The question is what can I do? Will sandblasting them rough them up enough to paint? Or should I start looking for more rims?
Mike Bolton
| | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 237 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2006 Posts: 237 | Why not leave them alone? Galvanized rims... that would be original. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 483 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 483 | I have had no luck with keeping paint on galvinized stuff.Can they not strip them? Would look kinda neet though. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,557 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,557 | You could use vari prime"self etching primer", then paint them. You should get great results.Call your local auto paint store.
1951 3100 Chevrolet1951 Chevrolet Suburban CarryallImage"A house is built with boards and beams. A home is built with love and dreams." "Look deep before you leap !!!" / "Everything is Everything" "If I say a mouse can pull a house, hitch him up"
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 324 Member | | Member Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 324 | There is paint to hold on galvinized metal.
"It ain't a truck if you can't hose out the cab."
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 204 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 204 | I have used a zinc chromate primer on galvanized metal prior to painting with good results fro adhesion, most specifically exterior house doors and chaing link fence. Local paint store steered me that way.
My old truck's still running good, my ticker's ticking like they say it should, I got supper in the oven, a good woman's loving, and even my bad days aint that bad...Yeah, I'm a lucky man! 1953 Chevy 3100 Shortbed1965 C-30 Panel Truck 1963 C-20 Long/Fleet Pick-up California Black Plate
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 874 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 874 | There are a number of primers out there that
will adhere to galvanized steel.
You can also use muriatic acid to cut the
zinc coating to accept paint. Put it on with
a brush, let it sit for a while and then hose
them off good with water. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,402 Former Workshop Owner | | Former Workshop Owner Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,402 | It seems that I remember back 25 or so years ago, that my Dad applied household vinegar to galvanized rain gutters before painting. I think he then applied an oil base primer. I don't remember any problems with the paint not holding. Has anyone else ever tried this?
John
~ J Lucas 2006 GMC Envoy 4.2 I6 2023 Ram 2500/Cumins 6.7 I6 2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee (Wife’s) 2002 Silverado 2500 Gas 6.0 1941 Chevy 1/2-Ton 1942 Chevy 1.5-Ton SWBIn the Gallery My Flicker Photos! | | | | | Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 132 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 132 | I would just wash with muriatic acid, same stuff used in swimming pools, flush with water and a little soda. When dry, give them a coat of epoxy primer, let it flash and spray the color coat of you choice.
I have as sign on the front of my store made of 26 gauge galvanized that was prepped with muriatic acid and painted with oil base paint 10 years ago. Still looks new.
It used to be standard practice to etch galv gutters, ducts and other building stuff with muriatic or vinegar before painting. Besides, epoxy will stick to most anything! | | | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 124 Member | | Member Joined: May 2004 Posts: 124 | My brother used galvanized roofing to skirt his house trailer. He used vinegar on it first, then painted with good paint. It lasted longer than the trailer.
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