Date:         Mon, 30 Jul 2001 18:23:55 -1000
Reply-To:     Ed Sato <edsato@JUNO.COM>
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From:         Ed Sato <edsato@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Seem Rust
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Has anyone ever heard of a product called Osphos. It is a green liquid
which binds with iron oxide and turns it into a potasium? based primer. I
used to use it for rust and I know of a few body shops that used to use
it. The reason for this was because you cannot remove all the iron oxides
from the rusted area and this product would treat what ever was left on
the bare metal.Works great on areas that you know cannot be cleaned
thoroughly. I used to chip off the rust on my old cars and put this on
and the rusty would stop instantly. Of course it is not a sealer like
most primers so you would need to seal it so water would not penetrate
and start the oxidation process all over again. Does anyone still use
this or is there a problem that I haven 't heard about? Aloha, Ed

You can usually find it at most marine paint shops.

On Sun, 29 Jul 2001 13:27:02 -0500 Terry Kay <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET> writes:
> Nicole----
> Seem's like rust ? :>)
> It is !!
> All kidding aside, there is one way to get this job done so it
> lasts, if
> in fact the rust is terminal.
> Tape off the seam in question with a couple of layers of good
> quality
> (3M) masking tape.
> Take a razor knife and cut out the caulking, sand or sand blast ( I
> use
> a concentrated tip, hand held sandblaster) and get as much of the
> rust
> out of the seam.
> Remove the tape, ( because more than likely you will have torn it up
> in
> the rust removal process) re-mask, and spray a good coat of zinc
> chromate primer, scuff this after it dries with 320 paper, and
> prime
> again with a filling primer.
> Scuff this down with 320--400 paper, and apply either a poly seam
> sealer, or an epoxy seam sealer.
> Let dry over night, lightly scuff the sealer with 400 paper, clean
> the
> seam good, and apply the paint.
>
> It's a time consuming job, but you will be rewarded with a
> longevity
> factor.
>
> You also could just touch up the rusted area with matching paint,
> but
> the results will be short term.
>
> You could also try a product made by Penzoil---Marine corrosion
> protectant.
> Comes in a spray can.
> Apply it to the seam, rub on the affected area with a rag, and it
> will
> remove some of the rust stain , and because it's a cosmoline type
> product it will give you some sort of short term rust protection.
>
> Good Luck,
>
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> Terry--
> 74 Campmobile- (Clementine)
> 85 GL- (Delilah)
> 86 BMW 325 ES- (Eva)
>