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<blockquote data-quote="TexasRancher" data-source="post: 1818905" data-attributes="member: 8359"><p>Do not sand-bast. Find a nice hot day, bang 'em straight.....wire brush them by hand- quick brushing, just get off the loose surface rust...do not rinse, just brush off with dry cloth....leave the surface rust..even with rust dust on them, let them bake in the hot sun...and repaint them with rustoleum while they're crispy hot to the touch. If you LEAVE the surface rust on them...it's a protective barrier...and rustoleum acts like you're painting rust on them...so they won't rust anymore...until the paint wears off in 25 to 35 years. I'd stick with the older heavier-gauge fencing gates. Save your money...repurpose gates...cut 'em to size and weld them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TexasRancher, post: 1818905, member: 8359"] Do not sand-bast. Find a nice hot day, bang 'em straight.....wire brush them by hand- quick brushing, just get off the loose surface rust...do not rinse, just brush off with dry cloth....leave the surface rust..even with rust dust on them, let them bake in the hot sun...and repaint them with rustoleum while they're crispy hot to the touch. If you LEAVE the surface rust on them...it's a protective barrier...and rustoleum acts like you're painting rust on them...so they won't rust anymore...until the paint wears off in 25 to 35 years. I'd stick with the older heavier-gauge fencing gates. Save your money...repurpose gates...cut 'em to size and weld them. [/QUOTE]
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