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Refinishing wrought iron patio furniture
Posted on 5/29/23 at 5:47 pm
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
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 on 5/29/23 at 7:06 pm to midnight1961
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 on 5/29/23 at 7:27 pm to GetmorewithLes
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 ?
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 on 5/29/23 at 7:37 pm to midnight1961
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.
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 on 5/30/23 at 7:14 am to midnight1961
If it is an expensive quality set, get in powder coated. If cheap set, wire brush, spray rust primer then paint
Posted on 5/30/23 at 7:40 am to midnight1961
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 on 5/30/23 at 8:44 am to Rusted
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This post was edited on 1/28/25 at 5:38 pm
Posted on 5/30/23 at 8:44 am to Rusted
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