- 1. [Shop-talk] Metal cleaner for paint prep (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2020 13:09:08 -0700
- Listers, I've had a new iron gate built for our ranch. I'll paint it using Rustoleum self-etching primer and enamel; what is the List wisdom on the best prep/cleaner: acetone, brake cleaner, lacquer
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- 2. Re: [Shop-talk] Metal cleaner for paint prep (score: 1)
- Author: Brian Kemp <bk13@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2020 21:42:13 -0700
- Bob - Since it is a new gate you had built, can you ask the supplier what they recommend? I'd start with your favorite cleaner/degreaser then use a phosphoric acid "metal prep" product. I did thi
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- 3. Re: [Shop-talk] Metal cleaner for paint prep (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2020 09:16:22 -0700
- Thanks for the replies, guys. The gate was fabbed by a friend who works for me sometimes (he's a garage door contractor). It's raw steel, so I think I'll go with an off-the-shelf degreaser and maybe
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- 4. Re: [Shop-talk] Metal cleaner for paint prep (score: 1)
- Author: Donald H Locker <dhlocker@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2020 17:43:52 -0400
- Yep; looks like 2-Butoxyethanol (EGME) is no longer used - it has unhealthy side-effects. Nyco has switched to 3-hydroxybytyrate; Simple Green now uses Ethoxylated Alcohol; Fantastik is off to [somet
- /html/shop-talk/2020-06/msg00074.html (18,016 bytes)
- 5. Re: [Shop-talk] Metal cleaner for paint prep (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:50:02 -0700
- I ended up with WD-40 Degreaser; no rinsing required (the gate is in dirt). Funny thing, rattle-can paint is about as scarce as toilet paper for some reason; HomeDepot had been picked clean in spite
- /html/shop-talk/2020-06/msg00075.html (15,365 bytes)
- 6. Re: [Shop-talk] Metal cleaner for paint prep (score: 1)
- Author: RandE <rande90@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2020 21:26:54 -0500
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