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I have a Hammock with a metal hammock stand that continues to rust..what can I do?
when I got the hammock I sprayed it with rustoleum - but it rusted.
It has the stand that is in pieces - so I took it apart sanded the edges and the rusty spots (the edges/joints and the spots where it touches the grass) and again sprayed it with rustoleum and again it rusted!!
Is there something else I can do? It is a rather heavy stand and it takes a lot to sand and respray this and I would rather not have to do it each year!! Please help!!
It has the stand that is in pieces - so I took it apart sanded the edges and the rusty spots (the edges/joints and the spots where it touches the grass) and again sprayed it with rustoleum and again it rusted!!
Is there something else I can do? It is a rather heavy stand and it takes a lot to sand and respray this and I would rather not have to do it each year!! Please help!!
7 Answers
pray that you have some fast growing trees in your yard and connect the hammock to them? if not then I would suggest sanding to get all the rust off, and a good coat of paint. And if neither of those work, invest in stainless steel :o) good luck!
Replace the stand with one made from steam-bent laminated oak.
The laminated oak will be stronger and last longer than metal... if you care for it properly. (don't let it get rained on... keep it treated with lemon oil and bee's wax.)
Once pipe starts rusting from the inside (which is probably what is happening to your metal stand) you can't stop it.
The laminated oak will be stronger and last longer than metal... if you care for it properly. (don't let it get rained on... keep it treated with lemon oil and bee's wax.)
Once pipe starts rusting from the inside (which is probably what is happening to your metal stand) you can't stop it.
Is it rusting from the inside or outside? I am not an expert, but have a bit of Martha Stewart in my DNA growing up in the country where you couldn't hire anyone to work.
If you can't get a marine polyurethane coat or two to protect it from rusting after sanding and painting again...my dear...you need to abandon ship and buy a new frame.
It simply isn't worth the time and effort for something that costs far less than $100. You would like to sleep in the hammock, wouldn't you?
If you can't get a marine polyurethane coat or two to protect it from rusting after sanding and painting again...my dear...you need to abandon ship and buy a new frame.
It simply isn't worth the time and effort for something that costs far less than $100. You would like to sleep in the hammock, wouldn't you?
There is a product called Ospho that's used in marine environments. You spray it on with a regular spray bottle after you knock off the big rust deposits with a wire brush.
"Ospho resists and retards rust while providing a sound base for paint. Recommended for use under oil base paint or primer. One gallon of Ospho covers 600 sq. feet. It dries overnight, makes a lasting bond between rusted metal and paint. (Note: Ospho is not actually a paint.) Contains phosphoric acid".
I've used this stuff on some elevator equipment that was battered by salt air and even 2 hurricanes.
Also, there is a product called 'Hammered Paint' made by Rustoleum, which works well on rusted surfaces, is easy to apply, comes in spray or brush on and looks really good. It also covers up imperfect surfaces.
A good coat of polyurethane would help alot. It would also make it look that much better.
If you go this route, you should only have to touch-up once a year and repaint every 5 or 6 years.
Good luck.
"Ospho resists and retards rust while providing a sound base for paint. Recommended for use under oil base paint or primer. One gallon of Ospho covers 600 sq. feet. It dries overnight, makes a lasting bond between rusted metal and paint. (Note: Ospho is not actually a paint.) Contains phosphoric acid".
I've used this stuff on some elevator equipment that was battered by salt air and even 2 hurricanes.
Also, there is a product called 'Hammered Paint' made by Rustoleum, which works well on rusted surfaces, is easy to apply, comes in spray or brush on and looks really good. It also covers up imperfect surfaces.
A good coat of polyurethane would help alot. It would also make it look that much better.
If you go this route, you should only have to touch-up once a year and repaint every 5 or 6 years.
Good luck.
Get some steel wool and clean off all the old paint, then paint with Rust-Clad enamel!
Get a cup-shaped wire brush and chuck it in an electric drill to clean, no need to take it apart again. Spray (or paint) with rust converter. That's a paint that chemically changes the rust, bonding to the steel underneath and incorporating the rust into the primer coat. Then finish paint it for looks. I did this with a metal pipe lamppost by a sidewalk that rusted year after year. Sorry, I can't remember how many years ago that was. It could use a touch-up by now, but it still isn't bad.
The other chemical treatment mentioned above also sounds like it might work. Paint will never stick to rusted metal no matter how good the paint is, and you won't get the rust off with any reasonable method. You need a primer that reacts with the rust.
The other chemical treatment mentioned above also sounds like it might work. Paint will never stick to rusted metal no matter how good the paint is, and you won't get the rust off with any reasonable method. You need a primer that reacts with the rust.
Get some RustSeal by KBS Coatings. If total sq footage is 12 ft or less, get their System Sampler kit for $17 (good deal)...sand, clean,prep & paint. RustSeal protects best when applied directly on the bare metal so remove as much old paint you can too. This coating is tough & nonporous for a permanent seal.....moisture will not enter.
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