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Iron Oxide
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 4:21 pm
by Doom Patrol
The dreaded rust. I noticed a few spots appearing underneath my scooter. How do you stop the bloody stuff? Is it all in the prep, or can it be treated without plastering everything in ACF50 and going for the Rusteration look?
Re: Iron Oxide
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 5:32 pm
by DigDug
Park it in a different place Neville - then you will not have spots underneath your scooter.
Re: Iron Oxide
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 12:46 am
by Revit
The old tinworm never sleeps, but you can treat patches where it pops up though by scraping down to bare metal as best you can & brush Kurust onto the exposed area. Then after 3 hours brush or spray zinc over the rust treatment. Zinc 182 works well, but any old zinc based paint should do the job. Not much likes to stick to zinc and/or reacts with it, but Tetrosyl red oxide does very nicely & you can put anything yer like over that. Been using this little chemical sandwich fer years, never had it bubble up, but I do carve as much of the crusty stuff out as poss, either with course 40 grit paper, grinder or wire wheels etc.
Re: Iron Oxide
Posted: Sun May 25, 2014 9:10 pm
by corrado
I thought that you fell into this way of thinking Nev ...
... Bristolmod
Whilst I appreciate its your scooter and you can do whatever you like with it, the fact remains that you have obliterated the scooters history by having it blasted and you will eventually repaint it.
Rust, is that a new name for patina that you anoraks often refer to?
Re: Iron Oxide
Posted: Wed May 28, 2014 4:39 pm
by Doom Patrol
Not always Martin. I like a nice original scooter, but I also like scooters that have been maintained and used and have some character. So shiny paint isn't the first thing that interests me.