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Old 03-19-2016, 11:06 AM   #1
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How do I get r?ust off the floor of the bus?

Hmm..... what's the right tool? Jitterbug? Pad sander? Grinder? Steel wirebrush?

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Have you ever seen one of these before? I don't think I even want to know what one costs. A kilowatt laser!

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Old 03-19-2016, 11:16 AM   #2
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If you buy it, you could charge people to remove rust on their buses and do tattoo removal on the side.
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Very nice!
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Yea it cost like a million dollars, I was reading about them the other night
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I would think a wirebrush followed up with Ospho would be the best way, depending upon the amount of rust you have?
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Old 03-19-2016, 04:10 PM   #6
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I was thinking floor buffer, like we used in basic...and some branches still use
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Old 03-19-2016, 04:20 PM   #7
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I would think a wirebrush followed up with Ospho would be the best way, depending upon the amount of rust you have?
That's how I would do it. Scrape any loose rust and pour on the rust reformer overnight then prime and paint.

Ospho is a well known brand of rust reformer but anywhere that sells paint should be able to sell you their house brand. Ask for phosphoric acid which is what converts the rust into iron phosphate which is a very good base for paint.
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Old 03-19-2016, 06:50 PM   #8
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If you buy it, you could charge people to remove rust on their buses and do tattoo removal on the side.
Ooh! Ouch! Do they really use lasers for that? That would hurt! (What do I know? I don't have any tattoos.)

I started this thread just to show a cool new tool I ran across. You're welcome to discuss it all you want, but I'm not really looking for advice.
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That's how I would do it. Scrape any loose rust and pour on the rust reformer overnight then prime and paint.

Ospho is a well known brand of rust reformer but anywhere that sells paint should be able to sell you their house brand. Ask for phosphoric acid which is what converts the rust into iron phosphate which is a very good base for paint.
I never have used this stuff. Will it take care any rust that is/might be left in any pitting? When you poor it out does it need spread around? Again never used the stuff.
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Old 04-07-2016, 09:22 PM   #11
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Noticed you hadn't really gotten an answer about using the Ospho.

I did my floor last week and put the first coat of Ospho on my entry steps this morning.

It's the same consistency of water. I originally put some in a small plastic paint cup and brushed it on with a regular 3" brush. Easy.

For the second coat on the floor (there were some areas I wasn't sure got converted) as well as the entry steps I just poured a bit out (making sure you don't splash yourself or anything else "fragile") on the rusty areas and spread it around with the paint brush. Leave overnight, brush off any loose crumbs the next day and paint.

The stuff stinks something awful once it starts doing its magic so I suggest a respirator or at least an open wide bus with ventilation. Rubber gloves are highly recommended too.
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Old 04-07-2016, 10:01 PM   #12
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Noticed you hadn't really gotten an answer about using the Ospho.

I did my floor last week and put the first coat of Ospho on my entry steps this morning.

It's the same consistency of water. I originally put some in a small plastic paint cup and brushed it on with a regular 3" brush. Easy.

For the second coat on the floor (there were some areas I wasn't sure got converted) as well as the entry steps I just poured a bit out (making sure you don't splash yourself or anything else "fragile") on the rusty areas and spread it around with the paint brush. Leave overnight, brush off any loose crumbs the next day and paint.

The stuff stinks something awful once it starts doing its magic so I suggest a respirator or at least an open wide bus with ventilation. Rubber gloves are highly recommended too.
Yep. smells awful. Like eggs and rust.
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