I need advice please: anti-rust product for cat enclosure

[cat_mioux]

While cleaning my cat enclosure I noticed a large patch of rust on the inside. I think the structure is made from galvanised something metal.

Is there something I can just paint on (it doesn't have to look pretty because it won't be seen by anyone except the cats.

I found an anti-rust primer paint at B. Is that the right product to use?

Thanks 🙂

[the*scarlet*pimpernel]

I don't know Miss Mioux, but just a word of warning. Killrust is a brand not a promise

There's some sort of acid that you can apply to kill what rust there is, than paint over it with a suitable paint.

[boris1gary]

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@cat_mioux wrote:

While cleaning my cat enclosure I noticed a large patch of rust on the inside. I think the structure is made from galvanised something metal.

Is there something I can just paint on (it doesn't have to look pretty because it won't be seen by anyone except the cats.

I found an anti-rust primer paint at B. Is that the right product to use?

Thanks 🙂

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are you sure it isn't zincalum, if it's galvo, Mr Boris says it won't rust.

[boris1gary]

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@boris1gary wrote:

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@cat_mioux wrote:

While cleaning my cat enclosure I noticed a large patch of rust on the inside. I think the structure is made from galvanised something metal.

Is there something I can just paint on (it doesn't have to look pretty because it won't be seen by anyone except the cats.

I found an anti-rust primer paint at B. Is that the right product to use?

Thanks 🙂

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are you sure it isn't zincalum, if it's galvo, Mr Boris says it won't rust.

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sand or grind the rust off - prime it and then paint it - advice from a boilermaker - not me, I would get Mr Boris to do it.

[cat_mioux]

Maybe the outside of the enclosure is galvanised but not the inside?

I don't have a sander or grinder - I have a hammer, a screwdriver, a saw and my lovely phillips head screwdriver.

I'll have to go ask the people at B******s cos I have no idea. I might crawl right into the enclosure to have a closer look at the rust patch.

[lloydslights]

It could have been galvanized originally, but if cat urine or even damp gum leaves are in contact long enough they could "eat" the galvanized coating.

The rust would have to be completely removed, otherwise it will reappear through a paint finish.  Your friend in the paint dept at B....s should be able to help.  Though it could be cheaper to remove/replace the affected panel,  from a second hand dealer.  

Have someone handy with a camera while you crawl into the workspace.  Could be a winning entry in a photo comp!

Love your tool kit.

DEB

[youcandoityoucandoityoucandoit]

ms cat 🙂 Hope you are well?

Re the 'rust' problem, I agree with Lloyd -the galvanise might have worn off..

You will need to get access to both faces of the metal. If you use a steel type of scrubber-theres one you can buy which is 'curly' - wear gloves and scrub the old flakes away. Then you will need to paint on an antirust primer and then enamel paint. Go beyond the bits you can see, cause its best to seal it well.

Sounds fiddly, but its only a couple of steps. Ought to be way cheaper than replacing the metal panel.

Good luck with it!:)

[boris1gary]

oh well, i only was offering Mr Boris's advice, he has been working with steel and galvo for near 30 years.

[lloydslights]

I didn't mean to offend.  It's just that my dad used to call the galvanized roofing of sheds and the gutters galvanized iron.  Over the years they rusted particularly when not cleaned of years of gum leaves.  I admit that once a hole is bored into that material the galvanizing is compromised. What about salt air? Can they  also rust if another sort of metal filings are left in contact?  Sort of chemical reactions? Teach me more, please.

DEB

[boris1gary]

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@lloydslights wrote:

I didn't mean to offend.  It's just that my dad used to call the galvanized roofing of sheds and the gutters galvanized iron.  Over the years they rusted particularly when not cleaned of years of gum leaves.  I admit that once a hole is bored into that material the galvanizing is compromised. What about salt air? Can they  also rust if another sort of metal filings are left in contact?  Sort of chemical reactions? Teach me more, please.

DEB

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that's ok, I will ask Mr Boris when he comes home.