POR-15 Rust Preventive Coating, Stop Rust and Corrosion Permanently, Anti-rust, Non-porous Protective Barrier, 32 Fluid Ounces, Semi-gloss Black

Excellent for rust prevention

Super bonne peinture. Couvre bien et extrêmement résistante. Il faut que vous sachiez que le contenant ne sera pas ouvrable lorsque vous allez le recevoir. Le couvert sera probablement collé/cimenté au contenant. Il va vous falloir prévoir un nouveau contenant de peinture 1 litre pour transvider après avoir percé le contenant d'origine. Il m'a été aussi impossible d'ouvrir le 2ème contenant par la suite tellement il était le couvert était soudé. J'ai due transvider une 2ème fois dans un contenant neuf...

I have two lally columns in my garage that sweat in warm, humid weather since they cool off at night then attract condensation as the warm moist air gets in the garage when the doors are open. Water + steel = rust. I epoxied my garage floor, and pretty soon had rust stains in the epoxy from the columns. Grrr. The columns are a good 60+ years old, so pretty pitted. I hit them with a wire brush, then realized 80 grit sandpaper was a lot faster on the curved surface, and took off a fair amount of rust. I ended up getting the surface smoother than I had thought which became apparent as I applied this product. The product itself is thinner than latex paint, but a little thicker than water, so you have to be careful about drips. It spreads very well. I used less than 1/2 a 1 pint can to do two coats on the two lally columns. There were a couple spots where it initially covered, but didn't adhere, sort of like how water won't adhere to oil spots. I just went over those spots, working it in, and eventually it covered and adhered. The instructions say minimum two coats and I agree, if only to make sure you get full coverage. I waited 3 hours before putting on the second coat. The first coat was a mix of slightly tacky to very tacky, so I probably could have left it another hour or so. Interestingly, I didn't want to go through two brushes, so I left the leftover product from the first coat in the paint bucket I was using, with the brush in the product/not exposed to air, and the whole thing sat while I waited for the first coat to dry. This is not how the manufacturer recommends you do it. The remaining product in the paint bucket had thickened slightly, and so went on a bit thicker, but it still went on and spread, but much thicker. For my purpose, thicker is probably OK. It seemed to adhere just fine. This stuff levels like a dream - even with the second coat being thick, each pass left brush marks which quickly leveled out to perfectly smooth. The resulting finish was perfectly semi-gloss (like a text book definition of semi-gloss) and very, very smooth. I thought I'd just get the rust covered, and be stuck with the pitting of the old columns, but between the sanding and the superior leveling, the columns look amazing. Much better than I expected. For clean up, I found I could wipe up drops off the epoxy floor if I got to them quickly, and it all came up. I did get a drop on my face, looked like a Cindy Crawford mole, was probably on for 20 mins until my wife passed by and pointed it out. Aggressive scraping with a nail and soapy water took it off with some resulting abrasion of the skin but not bad. I did wear gloves as I painted. This is now my go-to coating for metal products with the potential to rust.

Good stuff

This stuff is great for undercoating or painting rusted metal. A small can goes a long way. I undercoated (by paint brush) my entire chassis of my pickup with 1 can - sure it took forever, but it leave a great strong finish that looks like a brand new frame. Is VERY hard to get off your hands, not at all like paint. Would buy again