Battery box paint

Dayo97

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• Aug 5, 2024

• #1

Hi all, I’ve got a second hand seat box to go on that’s in good condition but the battery box has some surface rust. I was wondering what’s best to get rid of the rust and what to paint it with or if they’d be worth powder coating?
Thanks

 

v8250

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• Aug 5, 2024

• #2

Just buzz back to clean metal, degrease, use an acid etch/zinc U-POL primer, then finish with a few coats of your preferred paint. Buzzweld or U-POL Raptor are both excellent.

I would not powder coat.

 

miktdish

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• Aug 5, 2024

• #3

Surface rust ??
Got a picture ...

 

Dayo97

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• Aug 6, 2024

• #4

miktdish said:

Surface rust ??
Got a picture ...

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That’s the worst of it

 

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Dayo97

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• Aug 6, 2024

• #5

v8250 said:

Just buzz back to clean metal, degrease, use an acid etch/zinc U-POL primer, then finish with a few coats of your preferred paint. Buzzweld or U-POL Raptor are both excellent.

I would not powder coat.

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I’ll give buzz weld a try thanks

 

dag019

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• Aug 6, 2024

• #6

I like the old fashioned red oxide followed by machine/tractor enamel for steel. Then liberally coated in you preferred choose of chassis wax on the outside.