Protecting hidden spots after cleaning??

[Yammer Dan]

Best title I could think of. While cleaning I found some rust on chrome that after cleaning rust away there is bare metal. What is best to put on these spots when putting back togather. They are going to be hidden for the most part. To protect them and keep rust from forming?

 

Some of them would be in sight. Clean these to as bright a shine as you can get and apply wax and just try to pay attention to them??Or is there a clear coat that would keep rust away longer?

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[kevin-vic-b.c.]

If they are small spots I would find some high heat or rust paint, depending on where they are, in silver and take a small art paint brush and dab them with some paint. Adjust brush size and paint quantity to cover well.

 

I know there is rust stop products on the market but most of them leave Black in place of the rust. You can do that then paint over them in Silver also.

[Condor]

I'd use a hard Carnuba wax on the area. As long as you can't see it, lay it on thick.

[friesman]

On my vehicles and when I store the bike I use rust check on exposed metal and joints that wear. It just sprays on and leaves a light film over the area. In spring I clean the bike normally and most of the film comes off, but I think it still leave a bit of an invisible coating behind.

 

On the 4 wheelers ive sprayed behind the wheels and around the wheelwells and even inserted the long stray inside the doors where moisture and condensation accumulate. Ive never had a vehicle get a rust through situation since Ive started using it.

 

BTW I use the red can Rust inhibitor

 

Brian

 

http://www.rustcheck.com/

[bongobobny]

Dab 'o paint then metal polish after it dries...

[M61A1MECH]

I think you would do well with some good clear coat from a rattle can. I picked up a Harley tail light assembly from a swap meet a couple years back. Had some pretty ugly surface rust on it, I worked it over with dremel with a brass brush wheel and some polishing compound, looked brand new when I was done, gave it a coat of clear from a rattle can and she still looks great.

 

One thing, if you use the brass or stainless steel wire brushes from Dremel, make sure you wear good eye protection, because after a while those wires start to shed and they will take out an eye in a heart beat, and they are not magnetic so if you get one in the eye they will not be able to extract it using a magnet like they do for steel bits that end up in people's eyes.

[Yammer Dan]

I have the Dremel out. The POR 15 looks like it might be worth it. I couldn't find the silver in a starter kit. Silver would probally work on the crome back in some of the hard to get to places. As Bubber said pricey but would be worth it if it lasted a while.

[MidlifeVenture]

Make sure to but a baggie between the lid and can when resealing it or the lid will never come off a second time. Paint out of a separate tray