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| From: Kelvin ® |
09/08/2000
15:43:00
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| Subject: Rust and my
Wheelbarrow |
post id:
113188
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Hi All
For about 1 year I
have ben storing all of our household fertilizers etc in my wheel barrow
(they had to go somewhere). They leaked and my wheel barrow is rusting and
I need to know how to save it. I really like my wheel barrow and I Don't
store garden chemicals in the barrow any more (I store them in my kids old
toybox in the shed).
Any suggestions on saving my wheel barrow are
much appreciated.
Kelvin Fox
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| From: Alan™ ® |
09/08/2000
15:47:00
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| Subject: re: Rust and my
Wheelbarrow |
post id:
113193
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Cheap, mmmm ..... fish
oil
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| From: CJW ® |
09/08/2000
15:48:00
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| Subject: re: Rust and my
Wheelbarrow |
post id:
113194
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It's a sad, sad moment, isn't it.
(Mainly because they cost so bloody much.) I'm considering getting one of
those big plastic Kelso buckets instead. Then all I've got to do is get
new wooden bits and a wheel.
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| From: Dusty ® |
09/08/2000
15:49:00
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| Subject: re: Rust and my
Wheelbarrow |
post id:
113196
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Unless there's a really good
reason to save it, buy a new one. I don't think you can buy new trays for
barrows, but if you can you might try that. I tried fixing an old barrow
buy rivetting some steel plate (bend to shape) into the floor of the old
one, but the soil just got caught between the two layers, plus you
increase the corrosion around that crack and at the
rivets.
Dusty
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| From: Kelvin ® |
09/08/2000
15:52:00
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| Subject: re: Rust and my
Wheelbarrow |
post id:
113198
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Hi All
No it hasn't rusted
right the way through but I am sure that rust is the major component of
some parts of the base of my wheelbarrow.
It is indeed a sad day
which is why I asked for the technical help. I don't want to go plastic.
Real men have big metal painted wheelbarrows (without
rust!!!!).
Fishoil-Do I just smear the stuff on the
rust??
Kelvin Fox
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| From: Richard |
09/08/2000
15:53:00
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| Subject: re: Rust and my
Wheelbarrow |
post id:
113199
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You can buy new plastic trays
from a good hardware store
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| From: tobe ® |
09/08/2000
15:56:00
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| Subject: re: Rust and my
Wheelbarrow |
post id:
113202
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well just scrap away all the rust
and paint from the "wound" and pout the fish oil on and then after it is
dry repaint it. If it has gone the whole way through just fill it with
dirt and plant a few herbs in it and buy a new
one
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| From: Alan™ ® |
09/08/2000
15:57:00
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| Subject: re: Rust and my
Wheelbarrow |
post id:
113203
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Just rub back the loose rust and
paint it on, make sure you go for a low smelling variety, other wise you'll
never enter the tool shed again. Alternatives is rust converter or cold
galvaniser.
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| From: Richard |
09/08/2000
15:57:00
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| Subject: re: Rust and my
Wheelbarrow |
post id:
113204
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You can get rust converter at
most hardware stores use this first then if you dont want to paint it use
fish oil.
If you want to paint it get some automotive shasy paint (only
comes in black)
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| From: Dusty ® |
09/08/2000
15:59:00
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| Subject: re: Rust and my
Wheelbarrow |
post id:
113206
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If the support frame itself is
full of rust, definitely buy a new barrow. The last thing you want is to
chase a load of soil or worse, bricks, coz the left leg just gave out from
rust. Or have a load end up on you leg.
As for plastic versus
steel bucket, what are you using it for? Plastic buckets don't rust, weigh
less (you back will thank you after a days work moving wet sand in a
plastic rather than metal barrow) and can't still take a pretty good
pounding. Probably not so good for a contruction site, they'll get broken,
but fine for home use.
Fish oil is fine to stop further rust, but
it ain't going to solve the current problem. Think about what you're going
to use it for and get a new
one.
Dusty
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| From: Alan™ ® |
09/08/2000
16:04:00
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| Subject: re: Rust and my
Wheelbarrow |
post id:
113211
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If you want to
paint it get some automotive shasy paint (only comes in
black)
Heaps of colours actually, you just need to buy it
from the right supplier or see if your local engineering work shop will
spray it in their spray booth (if they have one).
Dusty
Of course plastic buckets don't rust, but they will oxidize just
like aluminium or steel buckets. You should know better to use bad
terminology.
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| From: Dusty ® |
09/08/2000
16:14:00
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| Subject: re: Rust and my
Wheelbarrow |
post id:
113218
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Well if you're going to get picky
Alan, the UV will kill 'em long before oxidation is a problem. :) They
will degrade over time, but if I had a choice between steel and plastic
for my garden, I'd go plastic every
time.
Dusty
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| From: Alan™ ® |
09/08/2000
16:22:00
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| Subject: re: Rust and my
Wheelbarrow |
post id:
113227
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It's just a 2 pot epoxy paint
from memory. They use it for painting industrial equipment also. What they
carry in the automotive shops is only a small range of what's available to
the industry.
I'm only being picky Dusty in so far a only iron can
rust. So saying Plastic buckets don't rust is a little bit obvious
:-)
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