Thread: what to use to protect metal from rust and future epoxy primer?

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clean it and epoxy it. nothing needed under epoxy. the reason for epoxy is to seal it and help with adhesion , do your bodywork and repairs then reseal with epoxy. etch primer is useless today.

Here in Florida bare metal rusts immediately due to the high humidity. We have been using Picklex 20 with great results. It will still rust if you touch it with bare hands, but it can sit for extended periods without rusting. Not real cheap, about $ 100 a gallon, but it sure beats having a rusty part to resand.

This frame was done 6 months ago and is still fairly rustfree. Picklex also promotes a better weld, which was it's original purpose, it came out of the shipbuilding business as I understand it.

Don