sandblasting and priming....will it stop the rust?

[kilabeez0]

So I painted my 200x tank with aircraft stripper like 3 times to remove all the paint. man that stuff works great but burns like hell if u get it on u . anyway the underside of the tank is all rusty, i plan on having it sandblasted by a friend. my question is, if i have it sandblasted and i prime it real good, will it continue to rust? i'm pretty sure that removal is the only way of stopping rust, because there IS no stopping rust, but how well do u think this will work?

[vartiak15]

it should stop it if u get all the rust off. but where do i get this aircraft stripper? i just took the stickers off my tank today and didnt no if i wanted to sandblast it. o and if trailprotrailpro buddy blastes it make sure it is sealed and u dont get the lil sand in the tank! so how does this aircraft stripper work and where can i get it?

[kilabeez0]

i got it at autozone for $8. in the paint section they had some different strippers, this was the most expensive and had the most convincing name. it comes in a can and is like gravy. i need to paint my tank and started to sand it by hand for like 15 minutes and then realized there has to be an easier way. and sand blasting a tank covered in paint is more difficult than if it has no paint. it's a favor and i'm not going to be a pain in someone's ass if i can avoid it . anyway there is like NO paint left, i could just sand the rest by hand in like a half hour if i wanted to, but the rust is pretty bad underneath and should really be blasted.

[smokinp]

I bought some aircraft stipper for my 200x frame from wal mart for like $4 and it worked wonders,oven cleaner is good too.

[kilabeez0]

figured i'd get more replies than this.

[dirtface]

I've bought air craft stripper at Walmart too, works great. If anybody in your area glass bead blasts, I prefer it over sand. Less abrasive and doesn't tear at the metal as much, but does as well of a job as the sand.

[Billy Golightly]

Primer is not a surface sealant. You will still get rust if you only prime. You might slow it some but thats it. Atleast from all of my experiences.

[hondatrikesrule22]

Primer is not a surface sealant. You will still get rust if you only prime. You might slow it some but thats it. Atleast from all of my experiences.

Yep, he is right. What you are looking for is primer sealer. It seals the metal so it won't rust.

[BigGreenMachine]

Try using that stripper on the rust and see how much rust it removes. If it takes paint off like you say then I would think it would have a dramatic effect on rust as well.

If it were me I'd just wire wheel the bottom.

[Tri-Z Pilot]

I used to work for a powdercoating biz, they should have a glass blasting booth, I'd call a powdercoating place if you have one nearby.

[johnny's X]

I think blasting is the only way to go. Takes about 30 minutes and no elbow greese. If you want to stop the rust this is the only way to do it. Blast it and then you will need a self etching primer. This is the only primer that will prevent rust from coming through your paint and primer. If you do this you will not have rust on your frame.

[Mr. Clean]

Bare metal must be sealed with a correct base primer. Self-etching will work, epoxy primer will also work and in my opinion is the better option.

[pickleweasel_00]

you can also use rust converter. I got some from the auto paint store called "rust-mort" (the rust mortician ) It converts the rust into a hard black or grey finish and seals it at the same time. Very good stuff, just don't get any on your concrete floor, because it will eat it up

[chris200x]

you can also use rust converter. I got some from the auto paint store called "rust-mort" (the rust mortician ) It converts the rust into a hard black or grey finish and seals it at the same time. Very good stuff, just don't get any on your concrete floor, because it will eat it up

Yup, there's stuff called naval jelly that does the same thing.

[Bad Karma]

I used that Tal-Strip aircraft stripper from the auto parts store to strip the paint off my CR500 cases. Works great!

I also used it to remove the spray paint somebody used on the tank, side panels and rad shrouds. Doesn't hurt the plastic at all, the paint bubbles off immediately. Good stuff!!!