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Michigan Girl in TX
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kristi
Cottonwood Shores
TX
USA
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 Posted - May 26 2009 : 06:54:13 AM
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I got a beautiful old iron bed at an estate sale. I have always wanted one but never found one in my price range! Even in bad shape they are usually over $100 at flea markets around here! I was able to get this for $25! Anyhow it is quite rusty so I need some ideas how to refinish.
I have heard just to get the chunks off with steel wool and spray with Rustoleum before painting? Since I have never refinished anything like this (I usually just do old wood furniture!) I would love any advice! It is going to be for my daughter's room. Thanks! (I am going to try and post a picture of it too.... I just need to figure out how to do that!)
~Kristi
Farmgirl #474
"Grown men may learn from very little children, for the hearts of little children are pure, and, therefore, the Great Spirit may show to them many things which older people miss" ~Black Elk |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - May 26 2009 : 07:01:13 AM
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Can't wait to see it. Definitely take a "before" and "after" pic! I wish I could help you with the "how to", but I've never done metals before...I do know that steel wool is a good start, and make sure to wear gloves with that.
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Sitnalta
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jessica
NJ
USA
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Posted - May 26 2009 : 07:01:52 AM
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Kristi,
Just what you've said is how I've been told to do it. Steel wool and then rustoleum and painting. I have a brass vanity that I am fixing to do the same thing with :)
Best of luck with it! I can't wait to see pics :D
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Jessie
Farmgirl Sister #235
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
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Posted - May 26 2009 : 07:15:59 AM
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Kristi,
My husband used to do refinishing so I asked him. He suggested as a first choice to bring it to a shop to have it sandblasted and then powder coated. Powder coating will lasts the longest. If you wanted to do it yourself, he suggested the steel wool (if there is paint on it use a chemical stripper in addition), clean it, prime it and then paint it. Hope this helps!
What a great find! I look forward to seeing pictures :)
~Sharon
By His Grace, For His Glory
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Sheep Mom 2
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Sheri
Elk
WA
USA
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Posted - May 26 2009 : 07:38:43 AM
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It depends on how bad the rust is. If it's really bad I would suggest using a power drill with a wire disk attachment (wear safety glasses), then steel wool. You can seal the rust in with a rust sealing primer made by Rustolium. This primer bonds with the rust but if painting white can bleed through if you live where it's damp. I would do at least two coats with the rust bonding primer. Then at least two if not three coats of paint. Powder coating is best if you can afford it and someone in your area does it.
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Alee
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Michigan Girl in TX
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kristi
Cottonwood Shores
TX
USA
85 Posts |
Posted - May 26 2009 : 07:55:53 AM
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~Kristi
Farmgirl #474
"Grown men may learn from very little children, for the hearts of little children are pure, and, therefore, the Great Spirit may show to them many things which older people miss" ~Black Elk |
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Michigan Girl in TX
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kristi
Cottonwood Shores
TX
USA
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Posted - May 26 2009 : 08:00:31 AM
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Yea! I did it! I got a picture on there.... and it only took an hour to figure out!
As you can see it is pretty rusty. Really no paint on it. Thank you so much for the ideas. I guess I will first just try the steel wool? Will the Rustoleum stop the rusting process? Will it keep rusting? Because on the inside of the tube it is rusty as well, and I hate for it too keep rusting from the inside out! I think the owner had it outside for quite some time!
Thanks again!
~Kristi
Farmgirl #474
"Grown men may learn from very little children, for the hearts of little children are pure, and, therefore, the Great Spirit may show to them many things which older people miss" ~Black Elk |
Edited by - Michigan Girl in TX on May 26 2009 08:19:44 AM |
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Michigan Girl in TX
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kristi
Cottonwood Shores
TX
USA
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Posted - May 26 2009 : 08:02:53 AM
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It is really sturdy though! 
~Kristi
Farmgirl #474
"Grown men may learn from very little children, for the hearts of little children are pure, and, therefore, the Great Spirit may show to them many things which older people miss" ~Black Elk |
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Sheep Mom 2
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Sheri
Elk
WA
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Posted - May 26 2009 : 11:47:08 AM
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The rust sealing primer is supposed to inhibit the rust. I did a really badly rusted ornate bird cage with it and I have to paint it every spring as the rust spots creep thru the paint but it sits outside on my covered porch. This is not regular primer. This is called something like Rust Stop.
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miss wilma
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Wilma
Knob Lick
Ky
USA
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gramax18
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Elinor
meeker
Colorado
USA
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Posted - May 26 2009 : 9:26:07 PM
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Kriste, I have a bad just like yours. Mine was not rusty when I got it but it needed to have a lot of old paint taken off. We had a friend that had a body shop and he sandblasted it for me then painted it with car paint. It did a very good job and looks very nice now.You will need to put some stops on the side rails. That is some metal welded on so the box springs will stay in place.
Hope this helps.
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whispering pines
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patricia
sedro woolley
wa
USA
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Posted - May 26 2009 : 9:37:52 PM
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Sand blasting is the way to go. I had an old iron bed that was in a backyard for years, the bed was over 100 years old. I had it sand blasted and primed at a body shop and then spray painted it myself with Rustoleum. It worked out great. Good Luck, it's beautiful!
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Michigan Girl in TX
True Blue Farmgirl
85 Posts
Kristi
Cottonwood Shores
TX
USA
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Posted - May 27 2009 : 06:31:13 AM
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Maybe I will have to see if anyone knows someone who could do that. I would hate to go to all the trouble to refinish it just to have the rust take over again! And I don't think my daughter would be impressed since it is for her room. (She already wasn't too impressed when she saw it and I told her it was for her!)
Thanks of all the help!
~Kristi
Farmgirl #474
"Grown men may learn from very little children, for the hearts of little children are pure, and, therefore, the Great Spirit may show to them many things which older people miss" ~Black Elk |
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Calicogirl
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Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
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Michigan Girl in TX
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kristi
Cottonwood Shores
TX
USA
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Posted - May 27 2009 : 3:21:52 PM
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Thank you!
~Kristi
Farmgirl #474
"Grown men may learn from very little children, for the hearts of little children are pure, and, therefore, the Great Spirit may show to them many things which older people miss" ~Black Elk |
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