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Specialty Chemistry Forums => Citizen Chemist => Topic started by: abdulloh on May 15, 2018, 09:52:19 AM
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How could we make our own metal (metal-surface) paint, at least as close as to such in effect, and it's feasible.
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Did I answer this on the other forum or was that someone else asking the same question - I will ask the same thing:
What metal? Steel? I'll presume steel and also presume that you want some kind of rust preventing/converting primer?
Is it for commercial formulation or your home use?
There are many phosphates and things used as oxygen scavengers which get the O2 before the metal does - so rusting is prevented in the substrate.
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It's absolutely for my own use and need.
The metal is iron with 0 - 2 % carbon proportion..
..and Yes it's intended to prevent corrodible metal from being corroded. Thank you
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OK - Then like I suggested on the other site - I would just buy a tin of primer for steel from the shop.
I, and others there, asked what the application was - is it indoor? Warm place? Outdoor, Exposed area, sea side? Read the tins - if you need a strong rust prevention then get a high zinc, zinc phosphate or aluminium tripolyphosphate loaded primer - all the info you need will be on the tin.
Where is the substrate? External/internal, sheltered/exposed?