StingrayL82 wrote:
On a side note, I found a full bottle of Loctite Extend Rust Neutralizer on one of my shelves, so I'll hit the painted panel with the wire wheel again and use it. Then I'll paint it (again), and top it off with 3M rubber spray that's also on my shelf. I might as well give it a fighting chance of lasting another 40 years.
Waiting for the last of my ancillary engine parts to arrive is like waiting the last six months of retirement from the military.....it's taking forever!!!!! I can't wait to see this engine fire up. I'm going to take video of it....is there a way to post video, other than with a YouTube link?
The Loctite Extend Rust Neutralizer is a rust converter.
I wish you were near me and I had my large (planned third) electrolytic rust removal tank up and running. It would remove the paint and blast all the rust off the tank. Best and easiest method I've found so far for removing rust and most paint. Also, environmentally friendly, without any nasty chemicals and residue.
Then, we (or, more likely, you) could go over it with diluted PPG DX579 and a 3M Scotch Bride pad, prime it, and paint it. That way, it'd definitely last 40 or more years.
I'm not sure about the 3M rubber spray ... I'd have to research it. I have, however, seen significant problems with rubberized undercoatings and similar treatments. (They often create more problems by trapping water next to what they're supposed to be protecting.)
I worked right up to my last duty day before retiring, mostly to piss off a Chief Master Sergeant and a civilian GS-Umpty-Ump.
