TR2/3/3A Who's using what to treat rusty stuff TR3

[Rut]

Hey guys!


Is there some space aged goop/paint/treatment that people are using to prevent rust on inner panels/tub/rotted seam areas and such? Im thinking of "encapsulating" rusty seams/corners rather than welding in new bits. Because I suck at welding. I've attached some pics of areas looking at. Inner stuff nobody would see.

Cheers and thank you!

Jeff

Jeff,
After several LBCs and now neck deep in my sons 75 IH Scout, I’m kinda figuring out what works. Best way to treat is to sandblast the affected metal. That’s easier said than done, but a suction type of blaster and a bucket of fine coal slag does an impressive job on paint and rust. Like everything, you must clean off the dirt and grease in order for it to be effective. Don’t have a compressor? Elbow grease is the next best thing using a combination of heat and a scraper and paint thinner with a brush and rag. Once you get down to bare rust and scrape off all the loose stuff you can treat it with Ospho. Hit it with a wire brush and apply Ospho again until it looks like good metal. If all goes well and there’s nothing loose, wipe it down with paint prep, not paint thinner, lacquer thinner, etc. Once you have a clean rag using the paint prep it’s time to prime. The best primer is epoxy, but they are not all the same…some can’t be used after a metal conditioner that contains acid (Ospho, phosphoric, etc), so you need to use one that can. PPG makes a few good ones, ask your paint supplier, he should know. PPG CRE-X21 epoxy primer (X is the color) can be used over acid etch and surface rust and it’s basically an industrial epoxy primer. Some of PPGs DL product line stated that it could, but I hear they’ve retracted that.
Good luck, Rut

 

[Jim_Stevens]

I did the same with mine as Jim_Stevens. When the POR 15 is nearly dry I paint them with an Enamel Black to match the original color. POR15 will fade if exposed to the sun.
Regsrds
Paul

You meant Chassis Black, no?