Touching-up the Paint on Atwood Jacks

[smooth1]

My 2008 Lance camper's Atwood Jacks are in need on some touch-up white paint as the rust spots are getting bigger and more of them. Any recommendations on paint & procedure.

[btggraphix]

The jacks were waaaaay easier to sandblast/prep with them off. I left the brackets on the camper.

[smooth1]

Anyone try the stop leak stuff as seen on TV. The white color works for me. I need some better protection from the wonderful salt brine de-icer solution the WA state folks use now on the mountain passes.

Did you guys take the jacks & jack brackets off the camper to paint or coat them. I was thinking of leaving them in place, but would like to do the mounting brackets too. To do it right I would need to pull the bolts and redo the caulking, so basically remove the jack. Touch-up only I could do with the jacks in place I think

[AISURFFISH]

[AISURFFISH]

I sanded and ground mine and then put bed liner material on them.

[mooring_product]

I sanded the rust spots and painted with white rustoleum. Looks good.

Prepping is key..make sure you clean the surface after sanding and tape up all around the areas you don't want paint on.

I also painted the legs with a flat black. They weren't rusty just not the shiny silver anymore.

[bobndot]

Im no expert painter so I did what the paint store owner told me to do 3 years ago and have not had to touch it again. (2008 Atwood Jacks)

I lightly wire brushed the flakey rust off , he said this product needs rust to stabilize the new surface so the new paint can have something to bite, it acts like a primer in that respect.
I applied 5 very thin spray coats and then painted the Atwood legs with white oil base metal paint. That's it .
It does have an odor which doesn't really matter unless you plan on doing this in your living room.

http://www.gemplers.com/product/127787/GEMPLERS-Spray-on-Rust-Converter

[Super_Dave]

My assumption has always been that the rust is bleeding through the factory paint because they were improperly prepped before painting. One can take the continual covering up approach or going down to bare metal. As a minimum, I'd consider wiping them down with a rust killer like naval jelly or something to slow the rust process.

[monkey44]

NEOK wrote:
I have touched mine up with white Rustoleum epoxy paint. It seems to hold up well.

Me too, Rustoleum also has a primer-based RUST paint that looks like powder coating when finished. It lasts, and lasts, and lasts too.

Good product, easy to apply and you can always touch/spray a bit when it scars or chips with rocks.

I actually painted mine Black instead as my truck was black, and it set a nice accent. Plus, the black did not show the small chips and nicks over time. A little touch-up now and again saves a lot of time later too. Also painted the 'paint part' if the Tie-downs as well.

[NEOK]

I have touched mine up with white Rustoleum epoxy paint. It seems to hold up well.

[btggraphix]

I took my old ones off, sandblasted then painted with white appliance paint. Seemed to work well, but I can't say how they held up since I sold the camper soon after. My current ones are worse than the old ones. Some things I always seem to do only when selling....

[Raften]

Mine from '01 have a lot of rust. I plan to do some spot sand blasting and prime for now. Later I may get my bed coated and if I do the jacks will get it too.