Good day everyone, just started getting my 95 ram back on the road after sitting for 7 years. I'm going to try and clean the frame up alittle. I have two ways ahead.
1- use a wire wheel and take off as much rust as possible and then treat
or 2- use a wire brush get the biggest off and then treat

Treating- rust converter, rust paint then a undercoating.
Any thoughts on this issue would be greatly appreciated

 

i would like to know what you guys think also!

 

Clean the frame the best you can the paint it with POR415. This stuff is great. A friend did it to his snow plow and his 72 Chevelle frame, this stuff is indestructable.

 

Its called POR15
Painted my Indy frame with it.

Another choice is Eastwoods Rust Encapsulator.

 

so would i need to grind the frame down to bare metal?

 

Rustoleum has been working well for me. I knock off all the loose stuff, clean the area with Permatex Degreaser and paint once its dried. It's been holding up well.

 

I say you bead blast the frame and then paint it, at least thats what I am going to do with mine.

I bought a little blaster for harbor freight for like $30 and it uses 50 psi which my little air compressor can handle and just got some clean sand to blast it with. If you like, I will take some pictures this weekend and post. Im doing the drivers side upper A Arm.

 

Trouble is, there are things on the frame that won't particularly care for being media blasted. Wiring harness, brake lines........

 

Splat, Im no expert but I have been doing media blasting at home for a few years now.
Ive tried all the cheapo setups & they DO NOT WORK.

I strongly suggest you return the blaster to HF, its pretty well completely useless I found.
To keep media flowing had to hold the strap in one hand & lift & drop it constantly or it wouldnt flow longer than about 5-10seconds.


Fine sand dust particals are extremely dangerous to your health.
NEVER USE SAND!! It will cause silicosis.
Soda, glass bead, aluminum oxide & walnut shells about the only media you should use.
Its available in various grits.
Without a way of recovering the media you would go through literally a few hundred lbs of medai

Blasting you want about 80-90psi at the gun tip.
Ideally compressor with 80-120gal tank, 175psi, 20cfm or more needed (12cfm about min)
175psi means you have about 40% more air volume inside the same sized tank as one with 120psi
Couple years I used a cheapo 120v/20gal/120psi/5.5cfm compressor.
I killed it from blasting. Way beyond its ability & duty cycle, constantly running.
Currently have 80gal/150psi/14cfm. Was all I could afford or have space for.

Truck frame needs to be completely bare of all parts including the body/cab/bed/suspension/fuel/brake & electrical systems if you want to blast it.
Whatever you leave attached will also get blasted.(media bounces)
In a dry environment you have about 5hrs max after getting to bare metal before surface rust starts.
In a humid environment you have even less time.
Must coat the exposed surface in that time or you have wasted your time.

 

Forgot to mention
Blasting outside you want to get a pressurized bottle type.
Most hold about 100lbs of media

http://www.harborfreight.com/110-lb-...ter-95014.html