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2. The Best Rust Removers Keep Tools and Gear Shining

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   Unlike most acid-based rust removers, POR-15–short for Paint Over Rust–not only melts away rust, but preps the metal underneath for paint by lightly etching the metal and leaving behind a zinc ...

3. Needlegun scaler - Wikipedia

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   A US Navy Seaman uses a needlegun to remove old paint and corrosion aboard USS Kitty Hawk. [1] A needlegun scaler, needle scaler, or needle-gun is a tool used to remove rust, mill scale, and old paint from metal surfaces. [2] The tool is used in metalwork applications as diverse as home repair, automotive repair, and shipboard preservation. [3 ...

4. Rust converter - Wikipedia

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   Rust converters are chemical solutions or primers that can be applied directly to an iron or iron alloy surface to convert iron oxides into a protective chemical barrier. These compounds interact with iron oxides, especially iron(III) oxide , converting them into an adherent black layer ( black oxide ) that is more resistant to moisture and ...

5. Rustproofing - Wikipedia

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   Structural rust (affecting structural components which must withstand considerable forces) should be cut back to sound metal and new metal welded in, or the affected part should be completely replaced. Wax may not penetrate spot-welded seams or thick rust effectively. A thinner (less viscous) mineral-oil-based anti-rust product followed by anti ...

6. Pickling (metal) - Wikipedia

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   Pickling is a metal surface treatment used to remove impurities, such as stains, inorganic contaminants, and rust or scale from ferrous metals, copper, precious metals and aluminum alloys. [1] A solution called pickle liquor, which usually contains acid, is used to remove the surface impurities.

7. Primer (paint) - Wikipedia

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   Special kinds of primer (rust-converters) can be used to chemically convert rust to the solid metal salts. [7] This process is not recommended for structural steel. Painting and gluing aluminum are especially important in the aircraft industry, which uses toxic zinc chromate primers and chromating to add the necessary adhesion properties. In ...