Rusty Muffler

[kustom play]

Originally Posted by dadi_oh

I have some stuff called "rust converter" that chemically reacts with teh rust to create a paintable substance (or so it claims). I will probably wire brush off the area of interest, clean it up the best I can with some sort of solvent (maybe IPA), apply the rust converter, mask off the surrounding areas, and paint. I have just never heard of painting a muffler before so wanted to see if anyone had tried it before.

you need something like this or your need to sand blast it, its the only way you can really get rid of the rust.

if you just paint over it i'll flak off in a day or 2