<div dir="ltr">Protestors need it for the graffiti art.<div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 9:00 PM Bob Spidell <<a href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net">bspidell@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">I ended up with WD-40 Degreaser; no rinsing required (the gate is in <br>
dirt). Funny thing, rattle-can paint is about as scarce as toilet paper <br>
for some reason; HomeDepot had been picked clean in spite of what their <br>
website claimed and Lowe's wasn't much better but I found enough to do <br>
the job (I hope). While I was looking at paint at both stores several <br>
groups of people came in and bought a bunch of cans; has everybody <br>
decided to re-paint everything while on 'lockdown?'<br>
<br>
Bob<br>
<br>
On 6/15/2020 2:43 PM, Donald H Locker wrote:<br>
> Yep; looks like 2-Butoxyethanol (EGME) is no longer used - it has<br>
> unhealthy side-effects. Nyco has switched to 3-hydroxybytyrate; Simple<br>
> Green now uses Ethoxylated Alcohol; Fantastik is off to [something else]<br>
> and 409 uses lauryldimethylamine oxide for their surfactant.<br>
><br>
> Donald.<br>
> --<br>
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> On 2020-06-15 12:16 p.m., Bob Spidell wrote:<br>
>> Thanks for the replies, guys. The gate was fabbed by a friend who works<br>
>> for me sometimes (he's a garage door contractor). It's raw steel, so I<br>
>> think I'll go with an off-the-shelf degreaser and maybe an acetone<br>
>> follow-up (prob go with the Klean-Strip). It's gonna be a rattle-can<br>
>> paint job, so nothing fancy.<br>
>><br>
>> I checked a few products with 2-Butoxyethanol didn't see any<br>
>> products--with labels I could see--containing it. It appears the<br>
>> environmentalists might have taken issue with it.<br>
>> Bob<br>
>><br>
>> On 6/14/2020 9:42 PM, Brian Kemp wrote:<br>
>>> Bob - Since it is a new gate you had built, can you ask the supplier<br>
>>> what they recommend?  I'd start with your favorite cleaner/degreaser<br>
>>> then use a phosphoric acid "metal prep" product.  I did this on a<br>
>>> second hand roll bar that was a bit rusty then sprayed with an epoxy<br>
>>> paint.  Still looks good after 20+ years.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Here is a sample product that looks like what I used:<br>
>>> <a href="https://www.homedepot.com/p/Klean-Strip-1-Gal-Concrete-Etch-Metal-Prep-Rust-Inhibitor-GKPA30220/100406369" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.homedepot.com/p/Klean-Strip-1-Gal-Concrete-Etch-Metal-Prep-Rust-Inhibitor-GKPA30220/100406369</a><br>
>>><br>
>>> or<br>
>>> <a href="https://www.lowes.com/pd/Klean-Strip-Concrete-and-Metal-Prep-1-GAL/1001456348" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.lowes.com/pd/Klean-Strip-Concrete-and-Metal-Prep-1-GAL/1001456348</a><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> Note that if the iron was galvanized, you have different directions.<br>
>>> Here is one of the search returns on painting galvanized metal:<br>
>>> <a href="https://www.dunnedwards.com/professional/painting-contractors/under-the-lid/painting-galvanized-steel" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.dunnedwards.com/professional/painting-contractors/under-the-lid/painting-galvanized-steel</a><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> Brian<br>
>>><br>
>>> On 6/14/2020 1:09 PM, Bob Spidell wrote:<br>
>>>> Listers,<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> I've had a new iron gate built for our ranch. I'll paint it using<br>
>>>> Rustoleum self-etching primer and enamel; what is the List wisdom on<br>
>>>> the best prep/cleaner: acetone, brake cleaner, lacquer thinner, etc.?<br>
>>>> I know they'd all work pretty well; any favorites? Drawbacks? Note<br>
>>>> the iron was protected with some sort of oil/grease/wax.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> TIA,<br>
>>>> Bob<br>
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