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Refinishing wrought iron patio furniture

Posted on 5/29/23 at 5:47 pm
Posted by midnight1961
Member since Jan 2007
1590 posts
Posted on 5/29/23 at 5:47 pm
Refinishing wrought iron patio furniture.

We've got a set that has a lot of surface rust, particularly on the table. Any recommendations on the best way to refinish? Thanks




Posted by GetmorewithLes
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Member since Jan 2011
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Posted on 5/29/23 at 7:06 pm to
That is not wrought iron furniture. It is powder coated steel. But anyway, Any rust issue is best cleaned by sandblasting. However the expanded metal could get winnowed down and eat a hole in it if not careful. The rust will come off quickly but the powdercoating will be little harder. Once you get it clean paint it pretty soon as it will rust up again pretty quickly.
Posted by midnight1961
Member since Jan 2007
1590 posts
Posted on 5/29/23 at 7:27 pm to
Thanks for the response..I don't have access to a sandblaster and really don't want to put a lot of money into it.

I was thinking maybe just some hand sanding and a couple of coats of primer followed by a couple of coats of paint.

Aren't there some products that can strip away the rust ?

Posted by jamiegla1
Member since Aug 2016
7600 posts
Posted on 5/29/23 at 7:37 pm to
ive done projects like this a few times. I always want to sand blast but it's expensive. What ive done is wire brush as much of the rust and flaky paint as I can. A flapper disc works even better.

After that I pressure wash it, let it dry, and either brush or use my airless paint sprayer to apply two coats of Rutoleum Rust Metal Primer (oil based). Then I spray two coats of Rustoleum oil based gloss black enamel. It may take more coats if brushing. The airless lays down a lot of paint.

It takes a bit of work but the coating lasts for a very long time.
Posted by BHS78
Member since May 2017
3039 posts
Posted on 5/30/23 at 7:14 am to
If it is an expensive quality set, get in powder coated. If cheap set, wire brush, spray rust primer then paint
Posted by Rusted
Member since Oct 2020
61 posts
Posted on 5/30/23 at 7:40 am to
There is no need to sand down to bare metal if you use something like Rustoleum Rusty Metal Primer. Most of these types of primer actually need rust to bind to or they may potentially fail. Just sand to get the flaky rust/powder coating off. Then top coat with a paint of your choice.
Posted by lnomm34
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2009
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Posted on 5/30/23 at 8:44 am to
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This post was edited on 1/28/25 at 5:38 pm
Posted by lsujro
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Member since Jul 2007
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Posted on 5/30/23 at 8:44 am to
quote:

Rusted


this guy knows his stuff
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