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Posted by Art on December 3, 2006, 4:53 pm
One thing I learned about wrought iron is that most of it is crap. I had
rusty railings and a metal guy told me why..... it was hollow and spot
welded and rusting from the inside out. He said it was builder grade
garbage. I had it replaced a few years ago with solid continuously welded
railing painted with rustoleum and so far still looks brand new.
> wrote:
>
>>One of my window's iron railings are painted black from years ago, and
>>now some of the paint is peeling off and some spots are rusted. Should
>>I sand off or peel off the paint before re-painting over it?
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>Richard
> Wrought iron is always a PITA and keeping it nice is like shoveling
> crap against the tide. I've had the best results over the years using
> a wire brush or wire wheel in a drill to remove as much rust as
> possible, followed by a coat of Rustoleum rusty metal primer followed
> by a top coat of Rustoleum gloss in the color of choice. Be sure to
> wear eye protection when cleaning up the rust. Those little bits of
> rusty crap really fly around.
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