prime it...then you can put stickers all over it like the ricers around
here.... ;) sorry just had to be a pain in the butt!!!
Tim Althoff
99 V6 RC 5-speed SY
http://www.yllwdkta.com
http://go.to/ohiomeet
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net]On Behalf Of Jon
Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:38 PM
To: Dakota Mailing List; DiRT
Subject: DML: Best temporary metal protection?
I'm in the process of building a front bumper for my '92 Ram. At
this point, I'm not sure if I'm going to powdercoat it, spray paint it,
or have it Line-X'd. I'm thinking about Line-Xing the entire truck
eventually; if I do that, maybe it would look better to have the
bumper "stand out" by using powdercoat? I dunno, I'm still not sure
obviously. :-)
Anyway, given that, I was wondering if someone might have a good
suggestion as to what I should do to the metal in the meantime to
keep it from rusting? Whatever I eventually decide to do will
probably require it to be taken back down to metal, so I don't
want to use something that's going to be a real bear to remove later.
I've seen some metal wash products that claim to protect metal for
3 weeks or so, but this will probably be a few months at least,
and knowing myself, more likely a few years. ;-) Plus, it'll
be out in the rain, etc.
My inclination right now is to just hit it with some spray paint since
that is easy to apply, and should be easier than powdercoat to remove
later. I do have a siphon media blaster I can use to remove it...
But, I figured I'd check to see if someone else might have a better
idea. (Which usually does seem to be the case.) ;-)
Assuming for a moment that I do go the spray paint route, is that
"Rust Oleum" (sp?) stuff any harder to remove than normal spray paint?
(And is it actually any better than the normal stuff at preventing
rust?)
Thanks!!
-Jon-
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