HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT PRODUCTS TO PROTECT AGAINST RUST

We are dealing here with the structural and under body sections of the vehicle not the topside bodywork.
Your choice of product will depend upon how you prepare the steel work, before you begin treatment. You need to be honest here.
Are you going to be able to clean the steel back to an original bright clean surface via shot blasting, or is the steel going to be dull and pitted after cleaning? Shot blasting is not always a viable option for cleaning steelwork on a vehicle restoration.
For exactly the kind of steel surface most of us are going to encounter Epoxy-Mastic surface tolerant epoxy paint is the very best solution bar none
If you are going for the very best start possible, and are able to blast clean to SA2.5 standard (bright clean steel) Then the aplication of Epoxy-Anode zinc rich primer followed by Epoxy-Mastic is a superior coating system giving you the benefits of cathodic protection via the zinc coating followed by the durability of the Epoxy-Mastic, but please remember the zinc coating is reliant on a good electrical contact with the steels surface to be able to give you cathodic protaction.
If this cannot be assured then go for the Epoxy-Mastic.
If you are going to wire brush clean back to a pitted but sound surface - the chosen option for most of our customers - making sure you remove any grease and loose and flaking material, then apply Epoxy-Mastic directly to the cleaned steel surface.
We have specially developed the Epoxy-Mastic system for the auto restoration market as the preparation required is minimal but the results in rust prevention and future protection are absolutely outstanding.
For rusty or hard to reach areas - cavities, sills, box sections, seams etc. apply fe-123 rust converter directly to the rust, prior to the application of a topcoat or cavity wax.
However, only apply fe-123 to a rusting surface, the converter is not able to perform as a primer stabiliser on non-rusted, clean steel. fe-123 can be over-painted with Dinitrol 6030 metal loaded filler, primer or topcoat.
Once the vehicle underside and bodywork are painted, you will need to apply a maintenance wax to the vehicle cavities, underside doors seams and exposed areas.
Cavity sections should be injected with Dinitrol 3125 which you will find in the Dintrol section of our website. The vehicle underside should be coated with Dinitrol 4941.
When available Rustbuster can supply rust proofing Injection diagrams these show all of the points that require rust proofing, including where holes need drilling and plugging. See Tools and equipment for our superb range of rust proofing and injection equipment.
As for the rest of our products:
Tank Sealers - Specialist primer - Engine enamel - Steering wheel repair kits - Heat resistant coatings - Winter Chrome protection - these products have been chosen primarily for their high technical specification and you'll find them on this site under
Automotive Speciality Products

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