Cleaning/Painting metal parts
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Cleaning/Painting metal parts
Hey everyone, I'm looking for suggestions on cleaning and painting metal parts. Specifically, I pulled the metal piece out from my car that sits underneath the plastic battery tray. I attached a picture of it. It's pretty shot. I'd like to clean it up and paint it but I'm looking for any better ways then sitting with a piece of sandpaper then spraying it with a can of Krylon. I was thinking maybe a wire brush to get the rust off? Any suggestions??? Thanks.
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The Eastwood Company has every kind of paint and rust remover out there! www.eastwoodco.com check it out, I get their catalog.
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Check out POR15. Although I haven't tried it yet I have heard it's great stuff. http://www.por15.com/
"POR-15® is a high-tech, high performance coating that will stop rust permanently. Unlike ordinary "paints", POR-15® is designed to be coated right onto rusty surfaces, leaving a beautiful, rock-hard finish that won't crack, chip or peel. Use it to coat a rusty frame, floor pans, farm equipment, underwater marine items or even a heavily corroded battery tray and stop rust in its tracks!"
"POR-15® is a high-tech, high performance coating that will stop rust permanently. Unlike ordinary "paints", POR-15® is designed to be coated right onto rusty surfaces, leaving a beautiful, rock-hard finish that won't crack, chip or peel. Use it to coat a rusty frame, floor pans, farm equipment, underwater marine items or even a heavily corroded battery tray and stop rust in its tracks!"
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POR-15 is incredible. We used it on suspension parts for a street rod project. We obtained a Mustang II front suspension/crossmember assembly - I stripped it down to components (they let me keep the crossmember 
) and hosed all the muck off. Then the owner took the parts home and sandblasted them. Then he painted it with POR-15. That stuff is insane - it adheres to anything and NOTHING will scratch it short of power tools. In fact, he ended up losing the remainder because there was POR-15 on the lip of the paint can. When he put the lid back on, the paint dried and now he can't get the lid back off. A little trick is to put a plastic bag between the lid and the can.
) and hosed all the muck off. Then the owner took the parts home and sandblasted them. Then he painted it with POR-15. That stuff is insane - it adheres to anything and NOTHING will scratch it short of power tools. In fact, he ended up losing the remainder because there was POR-15 on the lip of the paint can. When he put the lid back on, the paint dried and now he can't get the lid back off. A little trick is to put a plastic bag between the lid and the can.
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Sandblasting is best for the tray, followed by POR-15. For exteriour painted stuff, use bead blasting. It won't pit the surface as much. I don't think painting over rust makes sense, even with a good product. Naval Jelly is phosphoric acid and will remove rust well. Its also dangerous so use gloves and goggles and keep kids and pets away. It etches aluminum so just use it on iron or steel
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