Primer and rust?

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PostPosted: Wed Sep 04, 2019 3:10 pm
Hello Everyone,

I am working on a project and have run into something that is way outside my sphere of knowledge.

I have removed all of the windows from a school bus and raised the roof 8". Then I covered all of the window openings with 18 ga. steel.

To keep the steel from rusting I sanded it lightly with 220 grit, wiped it down with acetone then shot it with SEM self etching primer. My goal (last summer) was to get the metal protected until I could paint it.

Summer is coming to an end and I am not ready to paint. And.... I am starting to see some rust colored streaks show through the primer. Really more of a rust colored fog on the areas that did not get quite as much primer.

How do I move forward?

Can I sand it lightly and shoot it with a rusty metal primer?

Should I take it back down to bare metal and start over?

Are there any special primers or rust converters that I should look at?

Any other suggestions?

Thank you.

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PostPosted: Wed Sep 04, 2019 3:26 pm
A Picture is worth a thousand words!

That said I dont know how to instruct you without seeing it first
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 04, 2019 3:45 pm
Dennis is right can't realy make a recommendation with out seeing it. but I'll make a guess statement here. I would sand the self etch off with 80 grit on a D/A then wipe down with WAX/GREASE REMOVER acetone is a poor substitute. then shoot a couple coats of epoxy primer now your good for several years if needed.
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 07, 2019 4:11 pm
Thanks for the replies.

I appreciate your time, knowledge and patience.

As I have a lot of real estate to prep I want to be as efficient as I can. I certainly don't want to cut corners but i do recognize that this is not a show car and I am not a paint & body guy.

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PostPosted: Sat Sep 07, 2019 8:53 pm
Tamco has a rust converter spray over anything primer. It's a top notch product. High fill and can be painted over with out sanding up too seven days. At price anyone can afford. Can be thinned to use as a sealer coat. :happy:



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 12:16 pm
Busted_PT wrote:Tamco has a rust converter spray over anything primer. It's a top notch product. High fill and can be painted over with out sanding up too seven days. At price anyone can afford. Can be thinned to use as a sealer coat. :happy:


I searched Tamco's website and the only thing "rust" related was this: https://www.tamcopaint.com/product/sear ... yword=rust

Are one of those the product that you meant?

Thanks.

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 12:19 pm
Maybe this is closer? I found it on another site: autobody101.com/store/paint-primers/tamco-dtm-rust-killer-2k-primer-full-kit/



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 12:02 pm
Doright wrote:A Picture is worth a thousand words!

That said I dont know how to instruct you without seeing it first


OK. We have pictures.

Any words?

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 7:02 pm
Yes the Tamco 5311 is their DTM (and rust) primer.

Since I am a rookie weekend hack, I use a lot of Tamco's products due to the price, quality and service. Tammy has replied to me on a Saturday more than once. The president of PPG wont even give me a T-shirt and only talks to Painter Dave!

I would sand off most of the rust that I could get to.

If you cant get all of the rust off, Shoot a coat of the 5311, then cover with one of their HP-66x (661, 662, 663 just color differences) Epoxy primers.

If you can get all of the rust off, Just start with the HP-66x epoxy.

I am assuming that you are shooting that behemoth outside and Tamco's epoxy stays soft for longer than something like PPG's DPLV. But you should be ok. I am guessing that this isn't going to be in the next AMBR show.

Get some closer photos of the rust and the top of the panel.

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