11-17-2012, 08:11 AM
Kelena, there was a very popular Steelcaster steel guitar that was dubbed "Rustomatic", but I think that "Rustoleum" was the name that the painter meant... ("Rustomatic" makes me think of a product that makes rust, not remove it... but that is just me - why am I thinking about the "Bass-o-Matic" scene???)
The basics are still sound, remove as much of the surface rust (phosho, navel jelly & other acid based products "convert" iron oxide -rust- and are a part of cleaning the metal of all rust. Products with phosphoric acid leave a thin layer of iron phosphate that creates a good adhesion surface for primer & paint),
Prime the metal - treating with a primer with rust inhibitor is good to do - Rustoleum & many other metal primers have some inhibitor - some will also use a cold galvanizing coat on previously galvanized metal - remember, primer & cold galvanizing must have a top coat of paint....
Paint with a good quality paint & cover the primer/cold galvanizing layer
I also like to topcoat, with a clear coat or wax....just cause...
The basics are still sound, remove as much of the surface rust (phosho, navel jelly & other acid based products "convert" iron oxide -rust- and are a part of cleaning the metal of all rust. Products with phosphoric acid leave a thin layer of iron phosphate that creates a good adhesion surface for primer & paint),
Prime the metal - treating with a primer with rust inhibitor is good to do - Rustoleum & many other metal primers have some inhibitor - some will also use a cold galvanizing coat on previously galvanized metal - remember, primer & cold galvanizing must have a top coat of paint....
Paint with a good quality paint & cover the primer/cold galvanizing layer
I also like to topcoat, with a clear coat or wax....just cause...