Metal stand cleanup

[Fredfish]

Originally Posted by nodak

I have made several stands and coated them with Herculiner. Several stands have been in use for over 10 years with no rust. It is easily applied with a brush. This is a rubberized product that is used to coat truck beds. Staqnds up great and is fairly cheap. Just make sure to buff down to bare metal clean off all residue and coat.

Thanks for the reply nodak. Its good to know this stuff actually works on a stand. I would imagine that if Heculiner works that other truck bed liners would as well. I would think that they are all more or less the same chemical composition.

I'm most likely going to go with primer, topcoat and bed liner. I already have the tremclad (came with the tank/stand) and I like the idea of a rust inhibiting primer as extra insurance.

[nodak]

Yes I like the Herculiner but I am sure other brands work. One thing if you use this or some of the other similar products make sure to mix properly. Some of these products do have a little texture. Just double check & make sure you have total coverage 2 coates might be needed.

[Fredfish]

Stripping was definitely required. 1/3 of the stand was rusty, another 1/3 had very poor paint adhesion and of the rest, maybe half was well bonded to the metal. Got a little more to strip then on to painting.