"James Sweet" wrote in message news:aA2Cb.364776$ao4.1226910@attbi_s51...
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Wow was that on a boat or something? Yeah it looks like rust, what I
would
I dont know where it was; bought it as it is.

do is take it all apart and sandblast the metal then repaint it, if you
don't have access to a sandblaster I would put all the metal parts
through
the dishwasher to get them good and clean, then dry them out and paint
the
internal metal with POR-15 anti-rust paint, that stuff is great. If you
What kind of shop has POR-15?

can't find that, some spray on Hammerite is decent stuff. Really though,
Could you explain that more. What is Hammerite?

buying a new case is probably the easiest way to go about this, they
make
some nice aluminum ones now that won't rust.

It's Amiga 2000...

Ah, that explains it, I was thinking it was just a generic old PC. You can
get POR-15 from a place that sells automotive restoration products, such as
http://www.tptools.com, it's nasty stuff, be careful not to get it on your
skin. For your purposes you should be find if you scrub the rust off and
paint the metal with normal spraypaint in the color of your choice.

I've bought some acid (phosphor?). After trying it, it works good.
Should steel wool be used before or after the acid?
Also, I've bought zinc spray and some stuff for boats (called wash
primer-red color ).
The side of the that stuff-wash primer says it MUST be used with
solvent, but the salesman told me to use it directly. That worries me
a bit. Do you think it can be used without solvent?