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Huntsville, Alabama (256) 650-0088
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Characteristics

Or Applications

Evapo-Rust®

Rust Mort

Extend

Naval Jelly

OSPHO

Corroseal

Picklex® 20

 

Functional name

Rust remover

Rust converter

Rust converter

Rust remover

Rust remover

Rust converter

One-Step Metal Prep. which is a combination of Cleaner, Rust/Scale remover, 100% Rust/Scale Converter, Very Long term Rust Inhibitor, Weld prep., Anti-spatter, Pre-treatment & Sealer

Environmentally Safe, Non-hazardous      

 

YES

NO

Extremely Hazardous

NO

Hazardous

NO

Extremely Hazardous

NO

Extremely Hazardous

NO

Hazardous

 

YES

% of rust conversion

NONE

Insignificant

Insignificant

NONE

NONE

Insignificant

100% rust/scale is converted to a conversion coating

 

Rust removal

Just loose rust

NONE

NONE

Complete

Complete

NONE

Removes both flash rust & heavy rust completely while providing very long term indoor rust protection at the same time.

Type of product

Cleaner

Like paint

Like paint

Strong Acid

Strong Acid

Like paint

Complete Metal Surface Preparation & Pre-treatment before Finishing

Applied on both bare metal & rusted metal surface

 

NO

Only on rusted metal

 

NO

Only on rusted metal

 

NO

Only on rusted metal

 

NO

Only on rusted metal

 

YES

 

NO

Only on rusted metal

 

Yes, it can be applied to both bare metal & rusted metal surface

Applied on both ferrous & non-ferrous metal surface

 

No, only on carbon steel

 

No, only on carbon steel

 

No, only on carbon steel

 

No, only on carbon steel

 

No, only on carbon steel

 

No, only on carbon steel

 

Can be applied on both ferrous & non-ferrous metal surface including stainless steel and galvanized steel

Long Term indoor Rust protection

 

NO

Yes, because it is like a paint

Yes, because it is like a paint

 

NO

 

Few weeks

Yes, because it is like a paint

 

Very long term indoor rust protection (in terms of years)

Is Rinsing involved

YES

NO

NO

YES

YES

NO

NO

Can Welding be performed on the coating

 

NO

 

NO

 

NO

 

YES

 

NO

 

NO

 Yes, increases weld strength considerably and Anti-spatter

Shipping regulation

None

Corrosive

 

Corrosive

Corrosive

None

As non-hazardous chemical (class 55)

Waste disposal

Hazardous

Hazardous

Hazardous

Hazardous

Hazardous

No disposal

No waste disposal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Contact us in Huntsville, Alabama, for our steel pre-treatment,
aluminum pre-treatment, and metal surface preparation product.