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JennZ
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Metal swingset and paint
When we bought our house, the lrevious owners had a metal swingset. Ultimately i would like to replace it, but this season its not happening since we are doing other yard work instead.its rusty and i want to paint it. What kind of paint should I use?
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Posted 4/9/11 4:58 PM  |
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Re: Metal swingset and paint
We used rustoleum spray paint, worked like a charm and has held up well.
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| Posted 4/9/11 7:36 PM |
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Goobster
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Re: Metal swingset and paint
Posted by MrsH
We used rustoleum spray paint, worked like a charm and has held up well.
I was going to suggest this.
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| Posted 4/9/11 8:35 PM |
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Re: Metal swingset and paint
Don't just paint over the rust, though. They have paint that converts the iron oxide into an inert metal, so the rusting will stop. Then you can paint over it. If you just paint over rust, it will still rust, you just won't see it until the structure is compromised.
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| Posted 4/11/11 8:29 AM |
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JennZ
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Re: Metal swingset and paint
Posted by GoldenRod
Don't just paint over the rust, though. They have paint that converts the iron oxide into an inert metal, so the rusting will stop. Then you can paint over it. If you just paint over rust, it will still rust, you just won't see it until the structure is compromised.
Do you know who makes this paint? Could i do a spray primer, then paint. Im clueless and blonde, bare with me
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| Posted 4/11/11 8:44 AM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: Metal swingset and paint
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_SPM213924717P?prdNo=4&blockNo=4&blockType=G4
http://www.alan.net/prgshoptips/rustconv.html
Rust converters are primers designed to be applied directly to a rusty surface. Unlike the standard scrape, prime, and paint regime, the user does not have to bring the surface down to bare metal. In fact, rust converters depend upon a layer of rust being present to be effective. First developed for specialty industries, these products are now seen regularly on the shelves of hardware stores and auto parts suppliers.
There are two primary components in a rust converters: a tannin (usually in the form of tannic acid) and an organic polymer. The organic polymer provides a protective primer layer. Since the conversion reaction occurs faster in an acidic environment, some manufacturers will add oxalic or phosphoric acid to their rust converters to lower the pH and speed up the reaction.
The tannin is the heart of a rust converter. It reacts with the iron oxide, converting it to iron tannate, a stable blue/black corrosion product. Tannins are a group of water- and alcohol-soluble natural products extracted from a variety of plants. Little is known about their true structure as they are complex and variable. Industrial research in the effectiveness of tannin solutions as rust primers began in the 1950s. Since then, tannic acid (a tannin) has become a standard conservation treatment for corroded iron artifacts found on archeological sites.
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| Posted 4/11/11 3:57 PM |
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