Rust (ish?)

[rickysa]

This project truck of mine spent most all of her years snow/salt free here in NC (down east/central), but she did live in the mountains for about a year and a half. There is certainly rust (as I pictured in the "rusted pos" thread), but it isn't prevalent everywhere:

Most all the bad rust is on the lower components and I'd like to get rid of it....sandblast and paint?

 

[excessive]

That's about all you can do. Some people have had luck w/ por15 but I've also heard negative reviews as well

 

[Malleus]

naval jelly and a wire brush...

 

[2fpower]

Living in the rust belt (maybe a little to the south by 50 miles) I found that sandblasting, priming with epoxy primer then topcoating with John Deere Blitz black is the best method to fix the issue.

 

[Wayne]

Sandblast or steel brush, Ospho a couple of coats, then paint with the paint of your choice.

Ospho 605 Metal Treatment - Boating Equipment - Amazon.com

 

[flagstaff]

As far as rust removal goes, electrolytic rust removal is my preference, but that requires taking the part off and submerging it in a water bath. I used a 32 gallon trash can and soaked parts. Usually took a couple days of soaking followed by 5 minutes using a pressure washer an all the rust was gone.