RUST KNOCK OUT® FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: What is RUST KNOCK OUT®?
A: RUST KNOCK
OUT® is the environmentally responsible
high performance pigmented waterborne universal base rust converting
paint primer.
Q: With all the changes regarding VOC, how do you rate?
A: RUST KNOCK
OUT® contains insignificant VOC. Maximum
VOC is 30 g/p/l.
Q: There are other waterborne products out there, but they contain
Tannic acid or another type of acid. This results in many restrictions
about applications, and use. How different are you?
A: You are comparing apples to oranges. RUST
KNOCK OUT® does NOT contain any type
of acid. It is so universal that none of the restrictions the
other products have applied. It is compatible with any top coat.
 Q:
Can I apply your product directly over rust?
A: Yes. Remove all the loose flakes, surface
must he firm and paintable. Apply RUST
KNOCK OUT® directly over rust.
Q: What about previously painted surfaces?
A: RUST KNOCK
OUT® is a self-etching primer that
"bites" into the previously painted surfaces.
Q: I stock a variety of paints, which contain different solvents.
Their manufacturers recommend different primers depending on the
top coat. It can get confusing, and mistakes can be made, by selling
the wrong primer to the top coat can you help?
A: YES! RUST KNOCK
OUT® is also a universal base paint
primer. This means it will work with ANY! top coat you are currently
using. Reduce your inventory, and avoid the possibility of costly
mistakes by stocking the one product that does it all.
Q: Other companies require a separate primer for each different
type of metal. Do you have the same requirements?
A: No. RUST KNOCK
OUT® works on clean, rusty steel, zinc
galvanized metal, core tan steel, aluminum, tin.
Q: Other products require washing or chemical treatment of the
surface before priming do you?
A: No. Surface must be firm, paintable, and
free of grease, oil.
Q: Other rust converters change colors during the process and
ends as a hard black crust on the surface. What does your product
do and can I see it happen?
A: RUST KNOCK
OUT® is a "red" color before,
during, and after application. The rust conversion happens deep
inside the product and the product keeps a uniform color for you
to work with. As for the "black crust" which, are hard,
brittle, will crack when flexed or receive impact. RUST
KNOCK OUT® is flexible, and will not
crack even when the substrate it's applied to is bent over 1/4
mandrel through 180 degrees.
Q: Most other primers promise a 1 to 1/2 mil dry film thickness
at feet per gallon. What is your coverage? square
A: RUST KNOCK
OUT® will yield a 3 mil dry film thickness
at 200 to 250 square feet, depending on the roughness, porosity
of the surface..
Q: I'm out of shelf space! I already have several different types
of primers on my shelf.
A: The key is that you have several different
types of primers. By stocking RUST
KNOCK OUT® you only need one primer.
Free up your shelf space, and inventory.
Q: How versatile is your product?
A: Solves all rust problems from tricycles to
battleships.
Q: Can your product be used under water constantly?
A: YES! When properly top coated.
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