Deck cleaning and coating

[formariz 11,987]

Cleaned my deck using a descaler and now coating it with this stuff I had here left over from keeping my old Toyota truck from falling apart. This stuff works really well. No more rust once it’s applied. It’s almost like an epoxy. 
 

 

 

 

Edited April 4, 2020 by formariz

[JoeM 7,874]

I take it drys smooth and pretty non stick?

[hotajax 223]

That looks good.  The smooth surface should make it more difficult for clippings to consolidate.  I'm sending mine over to you.

[formariz 11,987]

57 minutes ago, TractorJunkie said:

I take it drys smooth and pretty non stick?

It dries extremely smooth. It will take a second coat in a couple of days. It is thick and it also dries extremely hard. Very hard to scratch it with a screw driver. Adhesion is also insane. Almost impossible to remove.

https://rustbulletuk.com/en/

Edited April 5, 2020 by formariz

[8ntruck 7,022]

My RD 42" deck is scheduled for some rust repair this year.  That product looks like a good way to finish that project off.

[tunahead72 2,424]

11 hours ago, formariz said:

... also dries extremely hard. Very hard to scratch it with a screw driver ...

https://rustbulletuk.com/en/

 

So it should stand up to frequent routine cleanings with a putty knife for example?

 

I noticed from their web site that they won't ship outside of the UK.  Where did you find this stuff?

 

[pfrederi 17,741]

1 hour ago, tunahead72 said:

 

So it should stand up to frequent routine cleanings with a putty knife for example?

 

I noticed from their web site that they won't ship outside of the UK.  Where did you find this stuff?

 

 

 

US Website

 

https://www.rustbullet.com/

[formariz 11,987]

@pfrederi  Thank you, copied wrong link.

1 hour ago, tunahead72 said:

So it should stand up to frequent routine cleanings with a putty knife for example?

I never used it before in this application but it should. Right now running a putty knife on it it feels just like glass in smoothness and hardness.

My experience with it started with a Toyota truck that I had. Frame was rusted pretty badly so we removed be and cleaned what we had access to in the exterior of frame. For about 8 years there never was a single point of rust on what was painted with it until one day frame broke. Upon inspection frame of course kept rusting from the inside out leaving only a very thin metal part with intact paint attached to it. I am sure it made truck last a few years more than it would without it.

Bad thing about it is that it is not cheap. Should read on web site about it on drying and how it works. Its nothing like paint. It was originally developed by or for the US Military to coat the wing tips of jet fighters so there would be no wear at supersonic speeds.

Edited April 5, 2020 by formariz

[formariz 11,987]

As I mentioned before after an initial scraping with a putty knife to get the bulk of grass out, I used a descaler to finish cleaning deck. That was a first for me. Although it is a slow and noisy process I believe it is the tool which does the best job. In tight corners and other areas where grass has a tendency to accumulate heavy rust start to eat away at deck. This tool will get into the tightest spots and remove rust all the way to the metal. I am pretty fussy with these things and I have never been able to clean a deck this well. I believe that this method combined with the Rust Bullet will add many years to the deck.

[Lee1977 6,673]

I coated my decks with Argiguard last spring. This is the 520 deck when I finished.

 

Here it is now, i scraped some of the heavy build up off.

It's still on there under that grass and dirt. I could have got a better picture if I could find where to turn the flash back on. If it's like Argiguard don't plan on getting the lid back off in one piece if it gets in the grove.

[formariz 11,987]

27 minutes ago, Lee1977 said:

If it's like Argiguard don't plan on getting the lid back off in one piece if it gets in the grove.

Same thing. You have to basically destroy it to get it out.

[lynnmor 7,315]

Consider getting a deck sandblasted if you have the spindles removed.  It might not cost much, and the results will be 100% clean metal.

[tom2p 2,394]

23 minutes ago, lynnmor said:

Consider getting a deck sandblasted if you have the spindles removed.  It might not cost much, and the results will be 100% clean metal.

agree 

 

sand blast or bead blast ...

 

bead blast appears to be more popular these days 

 

 

[lynnmor 7,315]

Sand blasting can be too aggressive, and beads can take too long.  If you contact a blaster in your area, he may know how to do it without too much metal removal.  Sheet metal can be warped if worked too hard with blasting, so care must be taken.  There is an Amish guy in Lancaster County, PA that does it for cheap, but he has to be told to take it easy.

[formariz 11,987]

5 hours ago, lynnmor said:

Consider getting a deck sandblasted if you have the spindles removed.  It might not cost much, and the results will be 100% clean metal.

True it’s better but I have to find someone, take it there, worry about it, pick it up, and pay for it. Now a days it’s not only a lot but not possible. I also like to rely on myself and what is available at hand.

[bo dawg 516]

At 2 coats of the rust bullet how much did you use on the deck? Would a pint be enough or does it take a qt to get it done?

[formariz 11,987]

9 hours ago, bo dawg said:

At 2 coats of the rust bullet how much did you use on the deck? Would a pint be enough or does it take a qt to get it done?

I used less than 1/2 quart, so one pint should be enough. Stuff is thick and does not spread too well. I also went pretty heavy on it.

[BPC23 18]

How is the coating holding up?