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| | | | Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 149 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 149 | Im using a abrasive pad on my side grinder to remove the rust and smooth down the surface. A guy told me yesterday that i need to get down to the metal until it shines, is this true, | | | | | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 769 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 769 | If the metal is still black or discolored, it still has rust on it. Shinny sheet metal is clean sheet metal. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,644 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,644 | If you want to remove all the corrosion you have to use one of several methods to do so, but there are products on the market that you can apply and paint over, like POR, Eastwoods Rust Converter and Encapsulator or Ospho to name some.
Under normal climate conditions, rust needs moisture and air to grow. Deprive it of one of those and it stops spreading. The problem is that you must completely stop one or both and that may not be as easy as it sounds. | | |
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