FinallyRetired
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OK, folks this is it. The best product I've seen in a long time. I know, you're saying, why are you talking about rust in the middle of the winter? Well, save this post cause you will thank me in the summer.
DW are in our caribbean place for the winter and I've been grimmacing over 9 months of rust buildup on our outdoor rustfree furniture. I get out the old scraper, sandpaper, primer, and touch up paint and do one corner of the bar (scraping only) when I think, the rust doesn't look all that bad. DW disagrees, so I promise to get back to the job after a couple of pina coladas.
I then get on the internet and look for ways to [-]avoid[/-] do the rust removing job. Lo and behold, I learn there is something known as a rust converter that takes the rust (iron oxide) and chemically converts it to iron tannate, whatever that is, plus puts a thin protective film on top that you can paint over. No scraping, no sanding, nothing but putting on this liquid.
First thought, if it sounds too good to be true it is. Second thought, if I buy a bottle of this stuff I can put off the job for a couple of weeks while I "test" it. So I buy a bottle, put it on with a brush, and an hour later, no rust! Just this black smooth stuff, guess it's iron tannite. I just have to wait a couple of days now and paint over it.
Since I sound like a salesman at this point, not even going to say what particular brand I used, there are several. Just look for "rust converter" on the internet next summer, unless you are Nords or are in Florida in which case you can look now.
Better living through chemistry.
DW are in our caribbean place for the winter and I've been grimmacing over 9 months of rust buildup on our outdoor rustfree furniture. I get out the old scraper, sandpaper, primer, and touch up paint and do one corner of the bar (scraping only) when I think, the rust doesn't look all that bad. DW disagrees, so I promise to get back to the job after a couple of pina coladas.
I then get on the internet and look for ways to [-]avoid[/-] do the rust removing job. Lo and behold, I learn there is something known as a rust converter that takes the rust (iron oxide) and chemically converts it to iron tannate, whatever that is, plus puts a thin protective film on top that you can paint over. No scraping, no sanding, nothing but putting on this liquid.
First thought, if it sounds too good to be true it is. Second thought, if I buy a bottle of this stuff I can put off the job for a couple of weeks while I "test" it. So I buy a bottle, put it on with a brush, and an hour later, no rust! Just this black smooth stuff, guess it's iron tannite. I just have to wait a couple of days now and paint over it.
Since I sound like a salesman at this point, not even going to say what particular brand I used, there are several. Just look for "rust converter" on the internet next summer, unless you are Nords or are in Florida in which case you can look now.
Better living through chemistry.