Best paint over fresh weld?

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john snoo

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I am new to welding and metalwork in general. Doing some work on trailer and wondering what's best to protect the exposed steel and weld bead? I have a few cans of cold galvanised spray which someone suggested but wondering if some of the proper mechanical folks in here have any advice?
 
Galvanised spray should do the trick, if over coating you will need to apply an etch primer as other wise paint will flake off.

Alternative is a zinc rich Primer such as Interzinc 52 and then over coat

Or 2 coats of Hammerite would also do the job

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+1 for the bonda primer i used it on my classic car after it was recommended by a friend, you can weld through it as well :)
 
Bonda primer seams to be one of those really good low volume products that fly's under radar and can contain all the good stuff that the mass produced ones have to omit due to health and safety:D:)
 
Brilliant stuff thanks. I have various needs, but the main current one is just protecting the weld from exposed environment. Yesterday I ground off rust ready to weld, the misses said dinner's ready so I ran to gobble my pie and veg which took about 20 minutes with a few drop of rain happening too. came back out to dry it off and weld and it was already brown coated with rust. It's a ****en nightmare for rust here, lose all our vehicles to rust. Transit had 100k miles and was scrapped as everything rotted out! So I just want something to apply as soon as weld is cooled down, then consider overcoating later but i often won't bother if it's not needed (in non visible areas). If I do want to overcoat it, any recommendations? Hammerite or somethin else?
thanks again, never heard of Bonda and definitely gonna try it
 
PS it looks like you can apply direct to rust surfaces as well as clean metal. I just bought myself the dynax stuff for treating Disco2 chassis, wondering if this would have been better!
 
I've used it for 30 years, it's my goto primer.

You can, and it slows the rust down.
You can't beat linishing off the rust first though, before painting with Bonda.;)

Thanks, when you say finishing off the rust, do you mean mechanically, or chemically with something like Jenolite?
 
Brilliant stuff thanks. I have various needs, but the main current one is just protecting the weld from exposed environment. Yesterday I ground off rust ready to weld, the misses said dinner's ready so I ran to gobble my pie and veg which took about 20 minutes with a few drop of rain happening too. came back out to dry it off and weld and it was already brown coated with rust. It's a ****en nightmare for rust here, lose all our vehicles to rust. Transit had 100k miles and was scrapped as everything rotted out! So I just want something to apply as soon as weld is cooled down, then consider overcoating later but i often won't bother if it's not needed (in non visible areas). If I do want to overcoat it, any recommendations? Hammerite or somethin else?
thanks again, never heard of Bonda and definitely gonna try it

you definitely want bonda primer then.

mots weird stuff, I am convinced it actually ‘penetrates’ into the metal if that makes sense? You will see what I mean when you paint it on.
 
Thanks, when you say finishing off the rust, do you mean mechanically, or chemically with something like Jenolite?
Either mechanical or chemical, but not a rust converter, as that leaves a skin that Bonda doesn't like.
I found Bonda sticks best to a rough surface, but as long as it's free from oils or grease, it sticks very well indeed. I'm sure Bonda chemically bonds to the metal, so it's really permanent, which is just what is needed.
 
Sounds bloody fantastic! What I have been hoping for for years! Just got myself a pot, look forward to trying it. I will try it on my wife's sex toy drawer lock. (if only she had one :D)
 
Well I got my bonda primer. Nobody told me it's the colour of Tango :D
Amazing stuff as many have said above. Bonds brilliantly. I hammered and scrubbed off all loose rust then painted on. boy it goes a long way too which is good at fifteen squid a tin! Can see me using a lot of this. I have a rusty hona quad which really needs some kind of protection, and I fancy cleaning underneath and using this on it too, orange top, orange bottom. :D

Only question is, i bought a tin off ebay and there's a VERY thick and heavy sludge/sediment in the bottom which doesn't want to stir in. Old stock maybe, anyone had that before?

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Only question is, i bought a tin off ebay and there's a VERY thick and heavy sludge/sediment in the bottom which doesn't want to stir in. Old stock maybe, anyone had that before?

You really need to get the stuff off the bottom, as that's the zinc, which does the protecting. ;)
If the can sits for a while, the heavy zinc sinks to the bottom, which is why it's orange in colour, as it goes red when it's mixed properly.

It takes some mixing, to get the zinc back in suspension.
I use a paint stirrer, the type that goes in a power drill, as it's hard work otherwise. ;)
 
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