[Farmall] rust paint for my trailer - Rust Bullet

[birddog]

Hi Paul,

I am not familiar with the product you mention.  I do use Rust-olium 
rusty metal primer om just about anything metal unless the paint is 
solid with no rust.  But if the paint was that good, why would it need a 
re-paint?  The manufacturer says to use Rusty metal primer only on 
heavily rusted surfaces.  I use it on any mix or rust, paint, and bare 
metal and it holds up like iron.  I pressure wash off any loose paint or 
rust scale, then wire brush any areas that didn't come clean.  I do one 
coat of the primer if brushed, sometimes two coats if sprayed.  When it 
is well dried, I paint it over with desired color of rust-olium oil 
based paint.

I did a snowmobile trailer this way around 1978.  It was out in the 
weather all of the years since and parked in the weeds for the last 8 or 
10.  Being in need of a trailer that size, I decided to pull it out and 
look it over in 2006.  The paint was pretty peeled.  40 or 50 % gone.  
The primer and the metal underneath the primer were solid, and most of 
that metal is only tin.  Pressure washed h_ll out of it, did minimal 
brushing and scratching and gave it two more coats of the primer, then 
painted with Regal Red.  It is still working and looking good.

Disclaimer.  I have no interest in the above mentioned company, but the 
results make me a believer.  If you would like any pictures of the 
trailer, drop me an e-mail off list and I will send some out.

Charlie V in WNY

Paul Bazzetta wrote:
> A few years ago I bought a great trailer from an ATIS member from  
> Alabama (sorry that I forgot who).  He sued to hauls his vintage CAT  
> crawler on it.  After 10+ years of parking it outside I now have to  
> replace the decking.  While I'm at it I figured that I would re-wire  
> and paint the frame.  The frame is solid and just has some surface rust.
>
> Has any had experience using Rust Bullet or similar paint on products  
> for covering/converting rust?
>
>
> -Paul
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