Rust on powder coated stand

bkcjames · 05/07/2017, 08:08 PM

Anyone wipe anything on their stands to prevent rusting? 700 gallon tank year old has a few rusts spots on the stand unfortunately. Was thinking some oil or paint. Thoughts please..

savethereef · 05/07/2017, 08:09 PM

i touch mine up with rustoleum every once in a while

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bkcjames · 05/07/2017, 08:14 PM

Do u try to get the rust off or just paint over?

sfsuphysics · 05/07/2017, 08:45 PM

You could sand the rust off, but regardless of what your father/grandfather may have taught you rust doesn't actually "spread". It's an oxidation process, and if you coat your steel such that oxygen can not get to it (ideally what powder coating is supposed to do), then it can't rust.

bkcjames · 05/08/2017, 06:37 AM

Paint it is... what about keeping it wiped down with say a stainless steel cleaner? Its basically wd40?

savethereef · 05/09/2017, 03:34 PM

i use a wet sand papper block and give it a little rub with water.
Then i shop vac the dust up.
let it dry and repaint it.
After a year or so i give it a touch up.

05/07/2017, 08:08 PM	#1
bkcjames Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 118	Rust on powder coated stand Anyone wipe anything on their stands to prevent rusting? 700 gallon tank year old has a few rusts spots on the stand unfortunately. Was thinking some oil or paint. Thoughts please..

05/07/2017, 08:09 PM	#2
savethereef SCRK Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bellflower 90706 CA (So Cal) Posts: 7,720	i touch mine up with rustoleum every once in a while Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk __________________ Instead of building a reef in my home i would rather build my home in the reef. Rob aka STR SCRK & SCMAS MEMBER Current Tank Info: Leemar 450g 96L x36W x 30T 3/4 inch Starfire With 70g Sump Vertex 250 Royal Exclusive protein Skimmer Laguna 2900 Return pump 5 Aquaillumination Hydra's LED Modules. 4 Tunze Stream Bubble Magus Doser. Reef Keeper Elite

05/07/2017, 08:45 PM	#4
sfsuphysics Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Francisco Posts: 9,103	You could sand the rust off, but regardless of what your father/grandfather may have taught you rust doesn't actually "spread". It's an oxidation process, and if you coat your steel such that oxygen can not get to it (ideally what powder coating is supposed to do), then it can't rust. __________________ Mike

05/09/2017, 03:34 PM	#6
savethereef SCRK Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bellflower 90706 CA (So Cal) Posts: 7,720	i use a wet sand papper block and give it a little rub with water. Then i shop vac the dust up. let it dry and repaint it. After a year or so i give it a touch up. __________________ Instead of building a reef in my home i would rather build my home in the reef. Rob aka STR SCRK & SCMAS MEMBER Current Tank Info: Leemar 450g 96L x36W x 30T 3/4 inch Starfire With 70g Sump Vertex 250 Royal Exclusive protein Skimmer Laguna 2900 Return pump 5 Aquaillumination Hydra's LED Modules. 4 Tunze Stream Bubble Magus Doser. Reef Keeper Elite

05/07/2017, 08:14 PM	#3
bkcjames Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 118	Do u try to get the rust off or just paint over?

05/08/2017, 06:37 AM	#5
bkcjames Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 118	Paint it is... what about keeping it wiped down with say a stainless steel cleaner? Its basically wd40?