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BkCountrySkrMO2
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so im welding a steal bar rail in school, almost done, my tech teacher says it would be a good idea to paint the surface of the steel so that the paint will go into the pores of the metal and prevent rust, my question is will i be able to slide on a painted rail? obviously at mountains the paint has been chipped off over time, good idea or bad idea? thanks
May 23 2007 9:39AM
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kbrando
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i would say no, it will be really sticky at first and to prevent rust just bring it inside when ur done or just buff the rust off every once in a while
May 23 2007 10:49AM
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papasteeze
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paint it - the rust will be a pain to deal with if you don't use it every day.
May 23 2007 10:56AM
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skiRay
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yeah, then take you ski and slide it back and forth to get some off... maybe
May 23 2007 11:05AM
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GreenStezz
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paint and sand the top
May 23 2007 11:13AM
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oiECSoi
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i built a rail in metalshop and painted it and it slid perfectly fine this whole winter. plus it keeps rudt off. just put a little bit of snow or water on it before and it will be prime
May 23 2007 1:05PM
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SeanK
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paint it most mountain pait theres every year..if it does get sticky, sand paper it
May 23 2007 1:31PM
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BkCountrySkrMO2
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so im welding this rail in tech class and the metal is slightly rusted, so my teacher wants me to spray on this rust killer/ paint primer before i paint it, once i paint i intend to sand the paint off, will i be able to sand away the primer/ will it kill the slidability of the steel? thanks
May 24 2007 5:48PM
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steevner
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the paint will come off after a few slides. don't worry about it

May 24 2007 5:50PM
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BkCountrySkrMO2
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so i shouldnt worry about putting this primer/rust killer on?
May 24 2007 5:51PM
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steevner
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better sliding on some paint for a bit than increasing amounts of rust
May 24 2007 5:52PM
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