Sorry Jim , a little off subject, but tell your f*rd friend Hi-- I live
about an hour and a half due north of him--- but no sprinklers
Rich Reul
1951 3604
-----Original Message-----
From: ADvent@thuntek.net <ADvent@thuntek.net>
To: Don Hartman <dhartman@sunvalley.net>
Cc: oletrucks@autox.team.net <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, March 16, 2000 12:58 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] DA Sanders & Update
>. Ok, you opened the can. I'm gonna kick it over, hehe. Bare primer will
not
>stop rust. Primer is to give the paint something to stick to. The paint is
>there to prevent rust and give it a nice look. Primer will slow down the
rust
>if its not painted, its a lot better than nothing. I wouldn't want to leave
a
>primed part unpainted too long, because primer is porous. Being porous, it
will
>invite crud in the air to be absorbed, including oil from your air lines
and
>air tools that you sand with along with moisture. There are 3 things
required
>for rust to happen: water or water vapor, oxygen and ferrous metal. Remove
one
>of the 3 and NO RUST will ever happen. I don't understand the reason for
>letting rust start and them stopping it.
>A friend of mine that is now back in Peoria Ill. has a 73 Ford Mustang.
Nice
>car for a Ford, but he drives it on those salty roads every winter. He
>prevented nearly all the rust by having a sprinkler on the driveway and he
>turns on the water and drives over it.
>new mexico jim
>
>Don Hartman wrote:
>
>> Easy Deve-
>>
>> I don't want to open a HUGE can of worms on the list here... but let's
>> remember one thing. In order to stop rust, it must be inhibited in one
>> form or another. Bare metal will rust, no matter how much you try to
keep
>> it from doing so. As a matter of fact, you know the green primer that's
>> used on aircraft parts and other precious metals? It's applied after a
>> 'rust-starting' process has been applied, thereby stopping or
'inhibiting'
>> rust in it's current stage. (I'm sure this'll get the attention of quite
a
>> few members...) So... to properly prepare your stuff for a
>> 'total-rust-free' condition, one would begin a 'rust' process.
Basically,
>> stopping the molecular change via oxidation of the alloys and or
structure
>> of the metal. Rust is not the enemy, rather a starting point to the end.
>> Regular ole auto primer, (and yes, even todays polys and resins) is
merely
>> a protective coating to keep the other elements (O2, H2O, etc) away from
>> the metal. To do the job right, one would start the rust process, then
>> inhibit, then prep for finish. But, we're talking trucks here... not
F-14
>> Tomcats... (The ultimate air-superiority aircraft of the world, for us
>> older guys, and I wont argue that point either).
>>
>> Maybe the previous post regarding the use of Muriatic acid will help you
>> with your rust concerns, but spray quickly... (I wouldn't do it)...
>>
>> In closing, consider one thought... no matter your means of ridding
paint/
>> rust/coverings, etc, mere exposure to AIR will cause your components to
>> rust. Believe it. If you could see it under a powerful microscope, you
>> would probably lose sleep.
>>
>> Good Luck!
>> Don
>> '55 2nd DeLuxe
>> '59 GMC Burb
>>
>> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
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