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Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by lostone, Jun 20, 2019.

  1. lostone
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    Here in Kansas it's been raining like every other day for the last 6 weeks or more and the humidity is thru the roof.

    With all the metal work, welding and grinding I've been doing I'm having some bad time with surface rust setting in quickly. Weld and grind today, rust Saturday.

    So my question is what do you guys use to protect the bare metal between work sessions? I thought about going with etching primer or standard primer and just sanding it off on the next area/weld the next time I'm working on it.

    Right now the surface rust is starting to out pace me !!

    Tired of all the rain and humidity !!
     
  2. deathrowdave
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  3. Trojan Magnum.







    On metal?paint.
     
  4. Bandit Billy
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    car condoms o_O
     
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    Soon as I saw the title, I knew it wouldn't take long.
     
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  6. Johnny Gee
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    ^^^^^ He said "long".
     
  7. williebill
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    dehumidifier, and I only hang out with clean, older women
     
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    Cause ya feel better...but in reality you could go econo...
     
  10. Flathead Dave
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  11. Having a fan running in the room to keep the air moving goes a long way towards keeping surface rust from forming on your projects, fasteners, etc
    Does not have to be a wind storm- a simple ceiling fan or box fan running on slow to medium speed will really help.


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  12. southcross2631
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    When I had my shop in Florida that was a almost year around problem . We would cover our projects with a clean white sheet and keep one of those little package's of Damp Rid desiccant .
    it worked for us. Do not use fabric softener on the sheets, it can transfer the softener to the metal and cause paint issues.
    Just fold up the sheets and put them in something and they actually stay fairly clean for quite a while.
     
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    :confused:..................:eek:
     
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  14. rockable
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    I keep 2 dehumidifiers running in my shop and nothing rusts. It's simple and it works, just drain them outside and you don't have to empty the pans.
     
  15. I too use a dehumidifier, it not only helps with the moisture in the air but also helps prevent mildew. HRP
     
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  16. lostone
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    Thanks guys, hadn't thought about using a fan to keep air moving.

    Dehumidifier is another good idea.

    Even my concrete floor is sweating all the time. The ground around here is saturated and rain is just standing in ditches etc. My yard feels like a marsh.
     
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  17. J&JHotrods
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    Gibbs. And window unit a/c. My floor will sweat condensation is so bad.
     
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  18. rockable
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    The sweating concrete floor is another reason why you should run the dehumidifier. You can buy them for about 200 bucks at Lowe's or Home Depot. I dont know how big your shop is but two cover 2700 sq ft easily for me.

    If, however, you are working with the shop doors up your RH is going to be high when the ambient is high. You would be able to dehumidify overnight but once you open the door, you're right back to ambient RH. A.C. helps with the dehumidifying process and helps keep it low.
     
  19. southcross2631
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    My floors didn't sweat as I was on a sand hill down in Florida, but our race shop in Ga. did. When we would put our late model dirt late model on jack stands it would drip moisture off the chassis unless we put a big piece of old carpet under the car.
    When you poured your floors did you put a vapor barrier under the concrete? Maybe that's why my shop in Florida didn't. Because the guy who built it made sure it had one.
     
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  20. King ford
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    Wife is past menopause......no protection needed!
     
  21. el Scotto
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    Back door no baby
     
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    I’m not offended by remarks like this, but really where are the moderators on this thread?
     
  23. goldmountain
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    Very low humidity here. Doing absolutely nothing to prevent rust in the shop.

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  24. Pats55
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    I think I may be missing something here. I have a metal prep that was a descendent of Capt. Lee's metal prep. This prep was designed to keep cars rust free until they got to a paint booth. There is no water rinse so flash rusting would not occur and is been around for years.
     
  25. jimmy six
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    Sounds like the left hand doesn't know about the right one:rolleyes:
     
  26. 12 gauge pump and two German Shepherds.
     
  27. robracer1
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    I also use Trojan till I got old and they don't make it Xsmall
     
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  28. 65pacecar
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    I keep a ceiling fan running on high all the time and fans blowing across the garage at mid and floor level plus a Dehumidifier. I also take old carpeting and place it under and around the cars but strategically cut them so I can remove sections and create paths for engine stands, lifts etc.


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