Grendel wrote:
gonna paint my front railing that's rusty in areas. Here's my plan


1. Cover area with dropcloths
2.. Remove loose paint and loose rust with wire brush Leave light surface
rust as is.
3. Lightly sand whole railing for better paint adhesion
4. Wash railing and let it dry
5. Use rust inhibitor and/or Rustoleom primer to prevent rust from coming
back and to stop stop surface rust
6. Paint with brush using Rustoleom glossy. I think glossy would look neat.

Step 6 is what I have a question about. Do I need to use the rust inhibitor
separate stuff as well as priming? Or does the combination of the Rustoleum
primer and paint do the same thing and therefore that's enough?



My experience trying to remove rust hasn't worked very well. I would
not do the wash/dry step. Once clean metal is exposed, it should be
protected right away. We have used Rustoleum primer/paint and the stuff
that "converts" rust, which I think is junk.

I have read about small blaster thingys for "sand blasting", but I'm not
a tool junkie and don't know how well they might do. I would, for sure,
grind out heavy rust. Vacuum to remove dust and wipe with denatured to
remove grease. Put on new coating right away, before new rust begins to
form.