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   bigdog | Dec 01, 2005 12:59am | #1

   Rinse with "white vinagar"? Deluted 1:4 +/-

   Rinse w/ water

   Let dry

   Paint

   Or so I've been told......

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   Edited 11/30/2005 5:01 pm ET by bigdog

   
   

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   Edited 11/30/2005 5:05 pm ET by bigdog

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   tmiltier | Dec 01, 2005 01:03am | #2

   That's the same formula my grandfather used before painting his gutters.

   Todd

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   bigdog | Dec 01, 2005 01:08am | #3

   10-4 Todd

   It was a gutter pro that had told me what to do for galv along time ago.

   Guess it's the correct way to go.

   Worked great.

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   Mark_T | Dec 01, 2005 01:10am | #4

   I believe I bought some spray primer that was especially for Gal metal at Lowes. 

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   Rockford | Dec 01, 2005 02:36am | #5

   Thanks guys!

   Now that you've mentioned it, I do remember the vinegar thing.

   Jim

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   scottbr | Dec 01, 2005 02:52am | #6

   Why not use prepainted steel?  It will last a lot longer.

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   Grott | Dec 01, 2005 03:05am | #7

   I have used a fine wire wheel to give the metal some "tooth", then wiped it down with solvent prior to priming. 

   How does the vinegar solution work?

    

   Garett

    

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   farmboysf | Dec 01, 2005 04:12am | #8

   Did the vinegar with just a drop of soap as a surfactant. in a bucket of water.Then another wash with clear water.Then a primer designed for galvanized metal (2 coats).Then 2 coats of outdoor latex enamel..Those babies look fine and shed water like a duck.(Vinegar is a slight acid and cuts the oils on the metal - so I was told by an old gutter guy)