reef-fisher Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Ive decided to add to my TO DO list as of late. I have an older 'bare bones' chiller that I am rebuilding and cleaning up. So far I have torn it all apart and am in the process off stripping the rust and old paint where I can. My first question is about coatings for metal near a tank. Should I treat the metal with something before painting? What paint should I use? What, if anything different, should I do to the refrigerant lines? I guess thats it for now. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmanmike01 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Hey sorry to bust in on your thread but just wanted to say thanks for frags!I finally got to see them under light when i got home from work and they both looked great(clap).Again it was nice meet you and hope we can do it again sometime. -mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef-fisher Posted December 2, 2008 Author Share Posted December 2, 2008 Any time. Great to meet you and yours. Ill bring you the monti at the christmas party:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmanmike01 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Sweet thanks again!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgrant Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 There is a paint called POR15 that is used in the automotive industry. They claim you can paint this directly over rust. It is suposed to be extremely durable and is used on the frame and axles and so on. This may be something to look into. Might be a little over kill. Heres the web page. http://www.por-15.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectra Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Por 15 products are good stuff but expensive. I used some of there stuff to seal up a gas tank I built for my jeep. I think it was almost 70 dollars for a quart of stuff:eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef-fisher Posted December 4, 2008 Author Share Posted December 4, 2008 Think Ill pass on that, but thanks for the info. So should I just use rustolium products and call it good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectra Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Is it a part that gets hot? Even if hot I used a Rustoleum product on the block of my boat and also my jeep and it survived with flying colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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