Rustoleum for the diff?

jorgelrod

Hooked
Quick question, so I live on an island. Beaches everywhere and we camp out on a few, and the mud from the trails leading to the beach are full of mud, salty mud for that matter. I noticed after the last trip that the black coat of paint from the diffs is starting to go and that bit of rust color is seeping in. Should and could I rustoleum the crap out of it or not mind at all. Pointers gladly welcome. ImageUploadedByWAYALIFE1411245630.089053.jpg
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Ah2014jk

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Quick question, so I live on an island. Beaches everywhere and we camp out on a few, and the mud from the trails leading to the beach are full of mud, salty mud for that matter. I noticed after the last trip that the black coat of paint from the diffs is starting to go and that bit of rust color is seeping in. Should and could I rustoleum the crap out of it or not mind at all. Pointers gladly welcome. View attachment 101156
Jorge

I live in Canada.... Kind of like the states but we are land of the snow home of the salt trucks. I have painted mine with a rattle can on all my jeeps. Good thick coating never hurt. You can do them
On the vehicle but tape the hell out of everything so you don't get a lot of spray on things you don't want. Unless of course you're just using black ....


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NFRs2000NYC

Caught the Bug
From things I've read, it seems it's better to leave the rust alone, rather than seal it in under a layer of paint.
 

GuillaumeC91

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After every few trail runs I usually clean everything under the Jeep with a pressure washer, let dry for a few hours on a warm summer day, and use rust converter primer and paint. The rust converter transforms the rust surface into a clear primed surface. After that, a few coats of flat back every where and to top it off, I use Krown 2x a year to rust proof the whole vehicle.

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jeeeep

Hooked
From things I've read, it seems it's better to leave the rust alone, rather than seal it in under a layer of paint.

that's correct if you are using regular paint, if you use a rust converter it converts the rust to a stable state and primes it as well, actually turns it black but I forget what the end result is called. It can then be painted on top of that.

I learned this from a couple of friends who maintain marinas and a buddy who paints military equipment.
 
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