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Last Updated: Monday, May 10th, 2010, Created: Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Weather Restrictions: Plastic enamel anti-rust Paint

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Paints that are called anti-rust paints are generally paints that are designed to block rust -- or paints that can actually dissolve rust. Now they don't dissolve those flakes of metal that chip off, but they can absorb and incorporate into the wet paint that light rusting film that never seems to totally go away while cleaning off a railing or other outdoor metal work. Many metal paints require special primers. One note of caution is that metal primers never stop rust - so get that top coat on quickly -- and yes, the red primer works better than the white but the white is easier to cover with a light coloured final coat. If spraying metal paint, don't work in the wind and don't allow the metal to be so hot as to cook the paint before it cures. Below are links to lots of useful related material on this site -- but first, if you are lazy, check out the MetalMaster DIY Electrostatic Paint Gun -- it actually gives the paint an electrostatic charge that is then attracted 360 degrees around the metal railing. The proprietary paint is more expensive per can than regular metal paint - but because of the gun eliminating the need for most of the propellant, there is far more paint per can and almost no over-spray. It is worth taking a look at if you have a lot of railing or metal furniture to paint. Perhaps make it a neighborhood purchase. Do rust cleaners work? Steps for painting metal. How to paint a metal roof. Tips on how brushes work. Cleaning the spray nozzle.

Keywords: Brushes, Cleaning, Finishes, Finishing, Furniture, Joints, Metal, Outdoors, Paint, Primer, Products, Renovation, Rust, Tip, Weather, Wind

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