rusty landing gear
Any tips on helping with this problem? Last year I took a wire brush to them and cleaned them up then painted them. They're already rusty again. I thought about using POR-15 on them but not sure if th...
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Ron Nielson wrote:
Wash them with a stiff brush. Let dry. Apply OSPHO rust converter/metal primer with a spray bottle. OSPHO RUST CONVERTER Make sure you use goggles for eye protection. After it dries, spray with rust resistant paint. Should never have problems again. I did my entire trailer frame with this stuff and it works great.
OSPHO is no longer on the shelf here locally. I got the same stuff in a gallon jug at Home Depot. it is in the paint prep section. Basically all the stuff is a solution of phosphoric acid. it converts the iron oxide (rust) to iron phosphate which is inert.
