I'd hit it with rust bullet metal blast conditioner and then apply epoxy primer.
What yo have going there will probably outlast all of us. Please hit it with some media blast and a good cleaning before the epoxy coat.
so it doesnt actually remove the rust in the pits?
No and there's no way in HELL to get all the left over Ospho neutralized, either.
Hay you hush all that up. lolBe careful that you do get all the Ospho neutalized or there can be issues later with epoxy primer.
I have not had issues as long as it was WELL neutralized. Just me. Rust is a *****!
I want you to know how impressed i am with your research, your work and your attitude. Far too often lately, we have had people ask questions and then get snippy (putting it mildly) with people who offer ideas they didn't care for. Your replies were all appreciative. Plus, I like the way you are researching this problem to find the best solution. Then, I really like the way you have kept us advised on the progress of your project.so this morning i went out to the hood and the evaporust soaked paper towels were all rust stained, i removed the paper towels and the plastic sheets and scrubbed the hood with a red scotchbrite pad and 90% of the rust came out of the pits... i put new paper towels down and soaked them again for another round of evaporust, i will then follow up with the Ospho.... ive heard many ways to neutralize the ospho from the FABO family and im getting a little scared and overwhelmed that i wont neutralize correctly.. please one last time ... what is the best fool proof way to do this step, i dont want any issues with my epoxy...Rich
Plus, I'm learning and doing more research myself.I want you to know how impressed i am with your research, your work and your attitude. Far too often lately, we have had people ask questions and then get snippy (putting it mildly) with people who offer ideas they didn't care for. Your replies were all appreciative. Plus, I like the way you are researching this problem to find the best solution. Then, I really like the way you have kept us advised on the progress of your project.
harrisonm, thanks for all your advice, im a firm believer that listening to advice from people that are knowledgable and experienced backed up with some of my own research will get the job done right the first time... im thinking that while im waiting for the ospho to get here i will drop the hood off at my media blaster to get the backside bracing cleaned up, hes pretty careful and knows what to blast and what not to blast.
i was just reading a forum based on this and ospho users said the same thing, they said to NOT let it dry and if it does dry to reapply ospho and wipe it clean and use plenty of water... i was thinking that the ospho needed 24 hrs to do the rust conversion, 10 minutes doesnt seem long enough, maybe it is....