Re: (ET) painting, using Extend - sandblasting, etc

[JBR <reinharj frontiernet net>]

Years ago, I had some rusty VW rims.  I sandblasted them to bare metal, 
then 
used a 'prep' chemical from DuPont that had the viscosity of water. (I 
think 
it attacked the micro rust in the surface of the bare metal).
Then used their Corlar 2 part epoxy primer. 
Then their Imron brand paint (usually used for aircraft).
Unfortunately, these primers and paints are industrial use only.
Don't know if they are still made.

Might not withstand battery acid any better than other stuff mentioned 
here, 
but on external surfaces of tractor ...

My brother did auto body repair for years.  He said rust almost always 
came 
back in 2 years.  On the 'old car restore' projects, they had the frames 
dip/vatted at specialty shops.

REMEMBER:  The heavy plastic BATTERY bags were in these originally.

Anyone know if super heavy plastic, such as that the preformed ponds are 
made 
from, could protect the battery boxes (while not holding so much moisture 
between outside of plastic liner and inside of battery box, so that it 
rusted 
anyway!) ?



On Wednesday 07 June 2006 06:38 pm, harry landis wrote:
> As I mentioned once before, something I tried last year worked out fine-I
> took all the pieces off my deck and had it and the pieces hot dip
> galvanized. So far, it looks just like when it came out of the dip. I 
> never
> wash it or do anything else to clean it. Way too lazy.
>
> Harry Landis