REMOVAL OF PREVIOUS COATINGS BACK TO BARE METAL

Surface Preparation

99% of coating failure is down to poor surface preparation. It is vital that all of the following are removed prior to painting.

1. Salt
2. Grease and Dirt
3. Loose flaking paint
4. Loose surface rust

This can be achieved a number of ways,

Salt needs to be removed from the surface prior to any cleaning blast or mechanical cleaning of salty surface will push the salt into the steels surface.

Next degrease with a degreaser that does not leave an oily surface, all of Rustbuster’s degreasers are suitable for this purpose, any grease left on the surface can be blast or mechanically pushed deeper into the steels surface if not removed prior to rust removal.

Blast cleaning is obviously very effective but not always a practical option to remove rust and old paint in an auto restoration. Rustbuster surface treatment products will enable you to achieve the required surface preparation for a long-life coating system.

• Industrial strength Salt removers CHLOR-X
• Industrial strength concentrated degreasers SP10
• Surface preparation abrasives and tools
• Chemical treatments for rust removal
• Green acid free rust removers SAFER RUST REMOVER, ECO-CLEANER
• Green Caustic free degreasers SAFER DEGREASER
• Anti-Flash rust treatment BOR-8
• Safety work wear and equipment

We offer concentrated degreasers, rust removers’ chemical and phosphate treatments all of which can be used out with the minimum of fuss. Care should be taken when dealing with rust removing chemicals so please take the time to have a look at the protection equipment at the end of this section of our web site. We strongly advise you wear safety equipment when using surface preparation products. For peace of mind and your health and safety consider using one of our SAFER solutions products.