I am servicing/cleaning my riding mower and am seeing rust on the
deck..........what can i apply to stop or slow down the rust?

On Tue, 1 Sep 2015 17:07:59 GMT, "buckwheat"
wrote:

I am servicing/cleaning my riding mower and am seeing rust on the
deck..........what can i apply to stop or slow down the rust?

Found in the local auto parts store.

Brush on:

http://www.loctiteproducts.com/p/7/24/s_trmt_extend/overview/Loctite-Extend-Rust-Neutralizer.htm

Spray on:

http://www.loctiteproducts.com/p/7/24/s_trmt_extend_spray/overview/Loctite-Extend-Rust-Neutralizer-Spray.htm

On Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at 1:36:44 PM UTC-4, Oren wrote:
On Tue, 1 Sep 2015 17:07:59 GMT, "buckwheat"
wrote:

I am servicing/cleaning my riding mower and am seeing rust on the
deck..........what can i apply to stop or slow down the rust?


I know it is a PITA but it might help to clean off the caked on grass clippings after use, especially if they are wet. That caked on grass holds the moisture and is perfect for creating rust.

Don't use any tool that will scrape the coating or paint off the deck.

Of course make sure the blade has stopped completly before mucking around under there.

Mark

On Tue, 1 Sep 2015 12:22:04 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

Of course make sure the blade has stopped completly before mucking around under there.

....I think you mean to also pull the spark plug wire off the plug

On 9/1/15 3:26 PM, Oren wrote:
On Tue, 1 Sep 2015 12:22:04 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

Of course make sure the blade has stopped completly before mucking around under there.

...I think you mean to also pull the spark plug wire off the plug

I like to clean a riding-mower deck with the blades turning. I've used
a couple with garden-hose adapters for the purpose. It's quicker than
removing the deck. I don't recall a riding-mower manual that said to
pull the spark-plug wire before removing the deck.

On 9/1/15 1:36 PM, Oren wrote:
On Tue, 1 Sep 2015 17:07:59 GMT, "buckwheat"
wrote:

I am servicing/cleaning my riding mower and am seeing rust on the
deck..........what can i apply to stop or slow down the rust?

Found in the local auto parts store.

Brush on:

http://www.loctiteproducts.com/p/7/24/s_trmt_extend/overview/Loctite-Extend-Rust-Neutralizer.htm

Spray on:

http://www.loctiteproducts.com/p/7/24/s_trmt_extend_spray/overview/Loctite-Extend-Rust-Neutralizer-Spray.htm

What could he apply over those products to stand up to the abrasion
under the deck?

In alt.home.repair, on Tue, 1 Sep 2015 17:07:59 GMT, "buckwheat"
wrote:

I am servicing/cleaning my riding mower and am seeing rust on the
deck..........what can i apply to stop or slow down the rust?

On top of the deck or underneath the deck?

--

Stumpy Strumpet
the bimbus
for dogcatcher

"buckwheat" wrote in message ...

I am servicing/cleaning my riding mower and am seeing rust on the
deck..........what can i apply to stop or slow down the rust?


Try some Rust B Gone

On Wed, 2 Sep 2015 00:53:03 -0400, J Burns wrote:

On 9/1/15 1:36 PM, Oren wrote:
On Tue, 1 Sep 2015 17:07:59 GMT, "buckwheat"
wrote:

I am servicing/cleaning my riding mower and am seeing rust on the
deck..........what can i apply to stop or slow down the rust?

Found in the local auto parts store.

Brush on:

http://www.loctiteproducts.com/p/7/24/s_trmt_extend/overview/Loctite-Extend-Rust-Neutralizer.htm

Spray on:

http://www.loctiteproducts.com/p/7/24/s_trmt_extend_spray/overview/Loctite-Extend-Rust-Neutralizer-Spray.htm

What could he apply over those products to stand up to the abrasion
under the deck?

Two coats of paint. The product serves as a primer. It seals
moisture and oxygen (barrier) out to help prevent further rusting.

Once the product is applied (I use two coats of the neutralizer), it
should not be sanded or the barrier broken -- which defeats the
purpose.

On Wed, 02 Sep 2015 08:11:05 -0400, micky
wrote:

In alt.home.repair, on Tue, 1 Sep 2015 17:07:59 GMT, "buckwheat"
wrote:

I am servicing/cleaning my riding mower and am seeing rust on the
deck..........what can i apply to stop or slow down the rust?

On top of the deck or underneath the deck?

I took "on the deck" to be on top, verses under the deck

Per Oren:
Found in the local auto parts store.

Brush on:

http://www.loctiteproducts.com/p/7/24/s_trmt_extend/overview/Loctite-Extend-Rust-Neutralizer.htm

Spray on:

http://www.loctiteproducts.com/p/7/24/s_trmt_extend_spray/overview/Loctite-Extend-Rust-Neutralizer-Spray.htm

Does anybody have experience with just applying a rust converter and
leaving it at that? i.e. Cosmetics not an issue, so no paint
afterwards...
--
Pete Cresswell

On Wed, 02 Sep 2015 13:32:15 -0400, "(PeteCresswell)"
wrote:

Per Oren:
Found in the local auto parts store.

Brush on:

http://www.loctiteproducts.com/p/7/24/s_trmt_extend/overview/Loctite-Extend-Rust-Neutralizer.htm

Spray on:

http://www.loctiteproducts.com/p/7/24/s_trmt_extend_spray/overview/Loctite-Extend-Rust-Neutralizer-Spray.htm

Does anybody have experience with just applying a rust converter and
leaving it at that? i.e. Cosmetics not an issue, so no paint
afterwards...

Yep. POR-15 is tough.

On Wed, 02 Sep 2015 13:32:15 -0400, "(PeteCresswell)"
wrote:

Per Oren:
Found in the local auto parts store.

Brush on:

http://www.loctiteproducts.com/p/7/24/s_trmt_extend/overview/Loctite-Extend-Rust-Neutralizer.htm

Spray on:

http://www.loctiteproducts.com/p/7/24/s_trmt_extend_spray/overview/Loctite-Extend-Rust-Neutralizer-Spray.htm

Does anybody have experience with just applying a rust converter and
leaving it at that? i.e. Cosmetics not an issue, so no paint
afterwards...

My guess is that as long as the coating barrier (moisture & oxygen) is
not broken or abraded and remains intact -- paint would not be
necessary. Just a guess.

What is your project?

On 9/2/15 1:40 PM, Vic Smith wrote:
On Wed, 02 Sep 2015 13:32:15 -0400, "(PeteCresswell)"
wrote:

Per Oren:
Found in the local auto parts store.

Brush on:

http://www.loctiteproducts.com/p/7/24/s_trmt_extend/overview/Loctite-Extend-Rust-Neutralizer.htm

Spray on:

http://www.loctiteproducts.com/p/7/24/s_trmt_extend_spray/overview/Loctite-Extend-Rust-Neutralizer-Spray.htm

Does anybody have experience with just applying a rust converter and
leaving it at that? i.e. Cosmetics not an issue, so no paint
afterwards...

Yep. POR-15 is tough.

I second that! I bought some in the 90's. I think it was two 4-oz
bottles. I believe the company that produced it was small. One item I
painted was a rusty iron rail. Years later, when I needed to repaint, I
couldn't find the bottles, and the website seemed to be out of business.
I see they have a website now, and Amazon sells it.

Other stuff I've used is okay bare if not subjected to things like
abrasion and prolonged moisture.

For stuff that would be exposed to weather, I've preferred oil-based
primer and a top coat. The last time I tried it, I use Rustoleum spray
primer and Rustoleum spray top coat. It had plenty of time to dry, but
in rainy weather, it would bubble.

At Amazon, I see customer satisfaction for the Loctite brush-on stuff is
high, but it's low for the spray stuff.

I've always wanted to paint the underside of a mower deck, both to stop
rust and the keep pulp from sticking. Here's advice from a
mental-health therapist.
http://homeguides.sfgate.com/durable-paint-lawn-tractor-deck-100761.html

What she considers best is unclear to me. She says epoxy primer should
have an oil topcoat for protection from the sun. I'd love to see how an
epoxy topcoat would perform under a mower deck.

She refers to a Paint Quality Institute article. I can't find anything
about it at their site.

On Wed, 2 Sep 2015 15:18:09 -0400, J Burns wrote:

At Amazon, I see customer satisfaction for the Loctite brush-on stuff is
high, but it's low for the spray stuff.

As I mentioned before two coats seals the metal (best) . Brush on is
really better -- folks falsely use too little of the Loctite product.
Extend was bought buy Loctite. My first experience using "Extend" was
circa ~1986.

Satisfaction should include how the product is applied. Some reviews
never mention a user's talent

On Wed, 2 Sep 2015 15:18:09 -0400, J Burns wrote:

I've always wanted to paint the underside of a mower deck, both to stop
rust and the keep pulp from sticking. Here's advice from a
mental-health therapist.
http://homeguides.sfgate.com/durable-paint-lawn-tractor-deck-100761.html

What she considers best is unclear to me.

I'm sorry. Who consults a "mental-health therapist." for fixing a
mower deck? Did I miss something important?

Per Oren:
My guess is that as long as the coating barrier (moisture & oxygen) is
not broken or abraded and remains intact -- paint would not be
necessary. Just a guess.

What is your project?

Lawnmower attachment and a snow blower attachment... BCS... they didn't
even prime either one before painting.
--
Pete Cresswell

On 09/02/2015 04:12 PM, Oren wrote:
On Wed, 2 Sep 2015 15:18:09 -0400, J Burns wrote:

I've always wanted to paint the underside of a mower deck, both to stop
rust and the keep pulp from sticking. Here's advice from a
mental-health therapist.
http://homeguides.sfgate.com/durable-paint-lawn-tractor-deck-100761.html

What she considers best is unclear to me.

I'm sorry. Who consults a "mental-health therapist." for fixing a
mower deck? Did I miss something important?


If one is considering painting the underside of their mower deck, one
obviously needs mental help. I'll bet these same whack-jobs paint/stain
their landscaping bark chips.

On 9/2/15 4:12 PM, Oren wrote:
On Wed, 2 Sep 2015 15:18:09 -0400, J Burns wrote:

I've always wanted to paint the underside of a mower deck, both to stop
rust and the keep pulp from sticking. Here's advice from a
mental-health therapist.
http://homeguides.sfgate.com/durable-paint-lawn-tractor-deck-100761.html

What she considers best is unclear to me.

I'm sorry. Who consults a "mental-health therapist." for fixing a
mower deck? Did I miss something important?

One day in 9th grade, my English teacher returned graded compositions.
She'd given me an A. She told me to read mine to the class. They
seemed to like it, but as soon as soon as I finished, she told me that
if I wrote one more paper like that, she would send me to a
psychiatrist. She was obviously disturbed.

Since then, I've made it a point to consult a mental health therapist
before any important decision, such as choosing a paint.

I studied my composition, trying to see why she thought I was crazy. It
was about an astronaut who found himself hopelessly adrift because of an
equipment malfunction after he left his capsule in a space suit. Nobody
had ever talked about the possibility of leaving a capsule in space. I
guess she thought I must be crazy to think of it.

We didn't know there was such a thing as a Xerox copier, but I'll bet
the office had one. She wouldn't have told us because we would have told
everyone she was crazy. If the office didn't have a copier, I don't know
how Chris Hadfield got my composition.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaOC9danxNo

On Wed, 2 Sep 2015 00:50:12 -0400, J Burns wrote:

On 9/1/15 3:26 PM, Oren wrote:
On Tue, 1 Sep 2015 12:22:04 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

Of course make sure the blade has stopped completly before mucking around under there.

...I think you mean to also pull the spark plug wire off the plug

I like to clean a riding-mower deck with the blades turning. I've used
a couple with garden-hose adapters for the purpose. It's quicker than
removing the deck. I don't recall a riding-mower manual that said to
pull the spark-plug wire before removing the deck.

Why would you, when the unpowered clutch disconnects the blade from
the engine?

On Wed, 2 Sep 2015 00:53:03 -0400, J Burns wrote:

On 9/1/15 1:36 PM, Oren wrote:
On Tue, 1 Sep 2015 17:07:59 GMT, "buckwheat"
wrote:

I am servicing/cleaning my riding mower and am seeing rust on the
deck..........what can i apply to stop or slow down the rust?

Found in the local auto parts store.

Brush on:

http://www.loctiteproducts.com/p/7/24/s_trmt_extend/overview/Loctite-Extend-Rust-Neutralizer.htm

Spray on:

http://www.loctiteproducts.com/p/7/24/s_trmt_extend_spray/overview/Loctite-Extend-Rust-Neutralizer-Spray.htm

What could he apply over those products to stand up to the abrasion
under the deck?
Bed liner?

On Wed, 02 Sep 2015 10:40:13 -0700, Oren wrote:

On Wed, 02 Sep 2015 13:32:15 -0400, "(PeteCresswell)"
wrote:

Per Oren:
Found in the local auto parts store.

Brush on:

http://www.loctiteproducts.com/p/7/24/s_trmt_extend/overview/Loctite-Extend-Rust-Neutralizer.htm

Spray on:

http://www.loctiteproducts.com/p/7/24/s_trmt_extend_spray/overview/Loctite-Extend-Rust-Neutralizer-Spray.htm

Does anybody have experience with just applying a rust converter and
leaving it at that? i.e. Cosmetics not an issue, so no paint
afterwards...

My guess is that as long as the coating barrier (moisture & oxygen) is
not broken or abraded and remains intact -- paint would not be
necessary. Just a guess.

What is your project?
Paint protects the coating barrier - which is rather fragile.

Pour 15 is tough stuff, but it still requires adequate preparation if
you want it to hold. I use it on the wheel well lips on my truck to
keep the rust-critters from taking a nibble.

On Wed, 02 Sep 2015 17:17:06 -0400, "(PeteCresswell)"
wrote:

Per Oren:
My guess is that as long as the coating barrier (moisture & oxygen) is
not broken or abraded and remains intact -- paint would not be
necessary. Just a guess.

What is your project?

Lawnmower attachment and a snow blower attachment... BCS... they didn't
even prime either one before painting.
Likely cheap powder coat job. Looks good. Fis\rst scratch and you
can peel the whole thing like an orange.

Per :
Lawnmower attachment and a snow blower attachment... BCS... they didn't
even prime either one before painting.
Likely cheap powder coat job. Looks good. Fis\rst scratch and you
can peel the whole thing like an orange.

Exactly what I am seeing.
--
Pete Cresswell

"(PeteCresswell)" wrote in message
...
Per :
Lawnmower attachment and a snow blower attachment... BCS... they didn't
even prime either one before painting.
Likely cheap powder coat job. Looks good. Fis\rst scratch and you
can peel the whole thing like an orange.

Exactly what I am seeing.

Same thing with the interior edges of my microwave. Peels very nicely and
looks positively awful. )-:

--
Bobby G.

In alt.home.repair, on Wed, 02 Sep 2015 10:01:24 -0700, Oren
wrote:

On Wed, 02 Sep 2015 08:11:05 -0400, micky
wrote:

In alt.home.repair, on Tue, 1 Sep 2015 17:07:59 GMT, "buckwheat"
wrote:

I am servicing/cleaning my riding mower and am seeing rust on the
deck..........what can i apply to stop or slow down the rust?

On top of the deck or underneath the deck?

I took "on the deck" to be on top, verses under the deck

Me too, but some of the answers seemed to assume the opposite, so I
wanted the OP to say which.


--

Stumpy Strumpet
the bimbus
for dogcatcher

stop or slow down