Is rust eating my frame while I sleep?

[spinman]

Ratsters,

In my haste to get the Higgy in the BBO3, I skipped priming the frame. I sanded the frame pretty much down to bare metal, wiped it with alcohol, then sprayed with oil based enamel (several coats). The frame did have surface rust and some pitting, which smoothed out after the sanding..

I seem to remember reading that rust will continue its diabolical work underneath the paint unless it was dealt with properly (ie., rust neutralizer/etching primers).

Since I'll probably be buried with this bike some 30 (hopefully) years from now , I'd like to know if the frame will continue to deteriorate as is or am I worrying for nutin'

Thx

Spin

 

[KOTA]

It will continue to rust, but if you keep it dry and in a temperature controlled vault, you should be okay. If not you'll both rot together, 30yrs. from now. :roll:

 

[karfer67]

it should be fine as long as you dont say leave it outside in the weather all the time. actually it is funny i did the same thing with "the higgins" and it has not rusted any (well at least what i can see :mrgreen: )

 

[tnt1]

Did you guys read the he PAINTED it with several coats or oil based enamal paint.So with that being said it should not rust at all g/l Tony

 

[spinman]

Thank you my Rat bruthas.

Now I can sleep soundly. :mrgreen:

Spin

 

[KOTA]

Did you guys read the he PAINTED it with several coats or oil based enamal paint.So with that being said it should not rust at all g/l Tony

Just wondering. If everything were painted with an oil based paint, we could eliminate rust from the world completely? Spinman said he didn't PRIME it, therefore having a greater chance of peeling. Therefore a greater chance of rusting.

 

[skoda]

What most people call "primer" is just spray paint anyway, flat spray paint, but it really makes no difference when rattle canning stuff. Rattle can, air dry paint is all the same and will, as mentioned, be fine as long as air and moisture can't get to it.

It might rust from the inside out, matter of fact, it probably is right now. Kidding. :wink:

 

[Rustinkerer]

I seem to remember reading that rust will continue its diabolical work underneath the paint unless it was dealt with properly

True, "rust never sleeps", but having some sort of paint on it, and keeping it out of the weather basically slows it down to negligible. On a car, however, being out in the weather gives the rust an edge on bleeding back thru. ~Adam