[Milsurplus] "Rust Converting" Paint- Good? Bad?

[Taigh Ramey]

For what is worth I have a 40 foot trailer that I purchased as a basic frame and built up for hauling Beech 18s and other aircraft. The frame had a coating of rust and I used the rust conversion coating directly to the evenly rusted steel. The conversion coating is still holding up well after 20+ years and three rounds of new wood decking. 

It certainly doesn't give you a showroom finish but it has held up great over time for my utilitarian needs. 

Of course the trailer and I are from California so what do we know about rust?

http://www.twinbeech.com/ground_transportation.htm

Taigh

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On Apr 7, 2013, at 2:33 PM, "David Stinson" <arc5 at ix.netcom.com> wrote:

> I've recently been told that "rust converting" paint- paint that claims to chemically "fix" and stop rust, converting, sealing
> and bonding it within the paint lattice, actually makes rust worse
> over time.
> 
> Anyone have any hard information on this?
> 
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