getting rid of rust

[ty166]

want to do some underside detailing , what have some of you done to remove rust from items like rear end housing ? dont want to tear down the whole rear end to sandblast the housing but i want to get a nice gloss black on it. has anyone had any luck with the liquid rust removers i see advertised ?

 

[BigBadSmoosh]

Re: getting rid of rust

hit it with a wire wheel/brush and por -15 it or just use some rustoleum.. it'll last a few years..

 

[pinellas50]

Re: getting rid of rust

I have been using the stuff from Eastwood. First rust converter and then cover that with their rust encapsulator. The stuff seems to work well. I haven't used the other stuff mentioned.

 

[allwheeldriven]

Re: getting rid of rust

+1 for a wire brust and Eastwood Co.
I used this kit
http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/...UCT&iMainCat=373&iSubCat=374&iProductID=12252
and spent a week with a wire brush in my hand
The kit contains enough chassis paint to coat the entire frame with 3 coats and enough rust encapsulator to cover it twice.
went from looking like this

to looking like this

 

[SevenT6Vet]

Re: getting rid of rust

BUMP

I'm getting ready to start something similar, just to dress it up a bit. Anyone else have different input? Eastwood seems to be the way to go.

 

[Bad Ass Black Trucks]

Re: getting rid of rust

I used a some stuff in a rattle can from Wally World. I belive it was from rustoleum... I sprayed it on my lower control arms and was honestly wasn't expecting much. The rust wasn't scaling so mostly surface rust. But when I came back a couple of days later the rust was completely gone and they were down to bare metal. I was pretty impressed but have not seen the stuff at the store since. It etched the rust and converted the rust to 'primer'. All I can find now is a black primer that is supposed to do the same thing.

That being said, stuff from eastwood is pretty good. I may try their stuff next time I have a bigger project.

 

[BoostedSUV]

Re: getting rid of rust

I wire wheeled my chassis and covered it with POR15. I haven't had out in the elements yet to see if it will hold up but it does look really nice. I haven't tried any rust remover but I've used paint remover and that seemed to eat the rust and grease away.

 

[V6UnderPressure]

Re: getting rid of rust

I have used this stuff called Safest rust remover. It worked excellent and easy to use.