Our range of direct-to-metal paints can be applied on top of the affected area and instantly provide reliable rust-proofing for years to come. Produced by Hammerite, our car paints are available in pots or in spray cans and in a variety of popular colours. They’re perfect for DIY car-rust repairs. Car rust removal solutions from Halfords

Special precautions should be taken to avoid inhalation of dust during surface preparation of pre-1960’s paint surfaces as they may contain harmful lead. Caution Let’s open the bottle up and see what this stuff looks like, I have never used it before so have no idea what’s inside. Inside The Kurust Bottle Another tip is get yourself a set of small cheap digital jewelers scales and some plastic cups and mix the epoxy by weight.I use j-blast supafine (copper slag) but you could use crushed glass or garnet or aluminum oxide etc.

here is the rusty metal that I will be painting today. I have wire brushed it and cleaned it as instructed by Hammerite themselves. The other gun will work - but the media will go everywhere and cover everything - not good. Works in a confined space like an empty garden shed where you can put a tarp down and collect the media for reuse. If you are getting underneath a car, make sure you use axle stands or ramps and wear eye protection and a mask. Any areas that are holed will need welding, so don’t waste your time with treatment, but surface rust should be rubbed with a wire brush and then painted with a converter. If you are treating a rust bubble on the bodywork, you will want to remove as much of the rust as possible before treating or it will soon reappear under any filler and top coat. Small batches and often is the way to go so you cover nice clean steel as soon as possible, I normally do it last thing before I leave the garage at night.The Kurust has definitely transformed the rust and turned it into a really solid surface for painting on.

It wasn’t worth the time and effort either. Unlike the other fluids, the Rustins didn’t seem to bond to the metal at all, meaning it just sat on top of the surface. This meant it struggled to protect against our salty spray and actually started flaking off by the end of our test, revealing the bare metal underneath. Jenolite Rust Convertor Liquid I have an Alfa Romeo 75 that is a running restoration, I'm working my way around the car bit by bit. It's not going to be a show car or anything like that but I still like to make sure I do my best with every part I work on.Shows Kurust converter, the clear winner out of the 4 converters tested. Score marks through the apparently converted rusty surface tmade with a Stanley Knife blade. A handy tub of Hammerite’s popular Kurust rust converter. Transforms rust to a sound surface in 15 minutes, ready for painting in just three hours. By brush: apply directly to the rusty area, working well into heavily pitted areas, corners and edges.