Fleetwood Rust Treatment

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Adam
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Fleetwood Rust Treatment

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Treating the floorboard rust while the exhaust is off.

Some before shots of the driver's side:
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I used a wire brush to remove the loose rust and an abrasive pad to clean it up areas I couldn't reach with the wire brush. After that I used Chassis Clean to clean various oil debris and rust dust of the metal. It seems to be a lot like brake cleaner.

After two coats of Rust Encapsulator:
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Next step: Chassis Black. More pics to follow.
Adam
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Re: Fleetwood Rust Treatment

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Cleaned the passenger's side and applied two coats of rust encapsulator. I've used 3 cans so far,

No more pics yet. However, the passenger side has less rust than the driver's side. So there's that.
kevm14
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Re: Fleetwood Rust Treatment

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Is it time for me to order that stuff yet? I actually should deal with both the Roadmaster and Ram.
Adam
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Re: Fleetwood Rust Treatment

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Probably.

Those cylinder brushes are great for doing the frame and getting large flat spots. You will want something smaller to get in the tight areas. Also, maybe a chisel or something to help get the loose rust off.

If you are doing multiple cars, you may want to see if you can get case discounts on the chemicals.
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Re: Fleetwood Rust Treatment

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Pics from after two coats of Chassis Black. Sorry about the lighting, it was daytime outside.
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If I was a perfectionist, I would have used a flap disk or other grinder to take it down to smooth bare metal before painting, but I'm not.
Adam
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Re: Fleetwood Rust Treatment

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The orange in the top of the last photo is the reflection of my gloves. It is fairly shiny under there, now.
kevm14
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Re: Fleetwood Rust Treatment

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Could also look at Rust Cap by Hammerite.
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