Wheel protection question

[42FarmallMatt]

Hello all,

I had my rear wheels off the H sanblasted and was wondering about rust protection on the surface area where they contact with the axle and the clamp. I sandblasted and primed the clamps but coated the axle contact surface and key with linseed oil. Both Axles were also coated in linseed oil after I cleaned them up. I plan to fully mount the rear wheels and paint them as mounted. Everything will be taped off obviously but I was curious if I should primer inside of the wheels or just coat them in linseed oil. Just don't want rust to show back up. So far I've had sandblasted parts sitting in my shop for about a year and have yet for rust to come back. Love a good insulated shop. Any input is appreciated.

 

[LBrown]

If they were my rims, I would use a self etching primer. I wouldn't want to have to deal with dirt and trash sticking to the oil if I put the tractor back out in pasture.

 

[42FarmallMatt]

If they were my rims, I would use a self etching primer. I wouldn't want to have to deal with dirt and trash sticking to the oil if I put the tractor back out in pasture.

I can agree with that. This tractor will mainly be doing shows and parades. Kept inside in it's down time.

 

[old]

Hello all,

I had my rear wheels off the H sanblasted and was wondering about rust protection on the surface area where they contact with the axle and the clamp. I sandblasted and primed the clamps but coated the axle contact surface and key with linseed oil. Both Axles were also coated in linseed oil after I cleaned them up. I plan to fully mount the rear wheels and paint them as mounted. Everything will be taped off obviously but I was curious if I should primer inside of the wheels or just coat them in linseed oil. Just don't want rust to show back up. So far I've had sandblasted parts sitting in my shop for about a year and have yet for rust to come back. Love a good insulated shop. Any input is appreciated.

I use spray on pickup bed liner spray.

 

[560Dennis]

Powder coat them silver , if you want them really nice

 

[ss55]

Hello all,

I had my rear wheels off the H sanblasted and was wondering about rust protection on the surface area where they contact with the axle and the clamp. I sandblasted and primed the clamps but coated the axle contact surface and key with linseed oil. Both Axles were also coated in linseed oil after I cleaned them up. I plan to fully mount the rear wheels and paint them as mounted. Everything will be taped off obviously but I was curious if I should primer inside of the wheels or just coat them in linseed oil. Just don't want rust to show back up. So far I've had sandblasted parts sitting in my shop for about a year and have yet for rust to come back. Love a good insulated shop. Any input is appreciated.

If you want to stop future rust, there are many phosphoric acid products that will convert rust (iron oxide) into very stable iron phosphate. Follow the product directions and paint over that.

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

Hello all,

I had my rear wheels off the H sanblasted and was wondering about rust protection on the surface area where they contact with the axle and the clamp. I sandblasted and primed the clamps but coated the axle contact surface and key with linseed oil. Both Axles were also coated in linseed oil after I cleaned them up. I plan to fully mount the rear wheels and paint them as mounted. Everything will be taped off obviously but I was curious if I should primer inside of the wheels or just coat them in linseed oil. Just don't want rust to show back up. So far I've had sandblasted parts sitting in my shop for about a year and have yet for rust to come back. Love a good insulated shop. Any input is appreciated.

Why not paint the rims before you mount them on the tractor?

 

[300guy]

Only thing really to prevent rust is power coating.

 

[showcrop]

Only thing really to prevent rust is power coating.

Powder coating is one of the best ways to help rust advance faster.

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

A friend of mine has turned me on to a product called "CHASSIS SAVER" made by a company called Magnet Paint. We used it to paint the chassis of a trailer so far, and I'm impressed. The paint is very thick and sticky. It dries rock hard.

It comes in gloss or satin black, aluminum/silver and machine gray. It's not cheap, $54 a quart or $157 a gallon, but they claim it is permanent.

I've got a set of rims to paint, and I'm thinking I might try a quart of the aluminum/silver. Hopefully it isn't like Rustoleum, where the pigment in the aluminum/silver settles out faster than you can stir it up.

 

[DRussell]

A friend of mine has turned me on to a product called "CHASSIS SAVER" made by a company called Magnet Paint. We used it to paint the chassis of a trailer so far, and I'm impressed. The paint is very thick and sticky. It dries rock hard.

It comes in gloss or satin black, aluminum/silver and machine gray. It's not cheap, $54 a quart or $157 a gallon, but they claim it is permanent.

I've got a set of rims to paint, and I'm thinking I might try a quart of the aluminum/silver. Hopefully it isn't like Rustoleum, where the pigment in the aluminum/silver settles out faster than you can stir it up.

Is it similar to POR-15?

 

[42FarmallMatt]

I ended up doing paint on the wheel centers and rims. I'd like to think it came out good. Excuse the overspray on the tires, I haven't taken the time to wipe it away.

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

Is it similar to POR-15?

Never used POR-15, but seems similar in concept.

 

[Ray,IN]

Looking good!

 

[showcrop]

Is it similar to POR-15?

I looked up the SDS and other factory info and see nothing about phosphoric acid which is the active ingredient in all rust converters.