White plasticised paint?

[MattR]

I'm treating rust on our camper and am peeling off strips of what appears to be plastic type paint. I assume it is used as it is more resistant to stone damage in the wheel arches and along the edge of the body at the base of the vehicle.

Some of this paint is hiding areas of rust. I'm cutting it back, exposing the rusty areas, treating them and now wondering what to use as a covering. Should I used an white anti rust paint (which I have already) or use some plasticised type paint, similar to what is on there now. If so, what paint would you recommend?

I am also planning to drill some holes in the back of the sills, spraying in phosphoric acid to treat rust (which is coming through the paintwork in places, spraying in some surplus anti rust paint and finishing with a layer of white grease to stop further rust from developing. I'll use tape to cover the holes for the next year and if this treatment stops further rust appearing, will fill the holes properly and paint with the above recommended paint.

 

[tonyidle]

It sounds more like plastic coating rather than any sort of paint. Use etching primer to start. After that I'd be tempted to use an underbody paint then overspray with body colour.

 

[Silver-Fox]

You can buy a similar product to Shutz but it’s coloured

 

[Coolcats]

I spilt 5 litres of paint in my garage I mopped up most of it, I used vehicle insect remover to get the remainder off the (painted) garage floor it worked really well. The leaf blower nozzle was coverd in paint so I left it to dry for a day and it peeled away as it was made from plastic. So my guess is the paint has some form of plasticiser to make it mailable. I think many modern paints are similar in their mechanical properties to this. Maybe we have a paint expert on the forum who could advise.

 

[MattR]

You can buy a similar product to Shutz but it’s coloured

I wonder if this is sufficiently close to Shutz? I need white... https://www.eurocarparts.com/p/tetrosyl-stonechip-protectant-white-500ml-549774261

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[MattR]

I spilt 5 litres of paint in my garage I mopped up most of it, I used vehicle insect remover to get the remainder off the (painted) garage floor it worked really well. The leaf blower nozzle was coverd in paint so I left it to dry for a day and it peeled away as it was made from plastic. So my guess is the paint has some form of plasticiser to make it mailable. I think many modern paints are similar in their mechanical properties to this. Maybe we have a paint expert on the forum who could advise.

Many paints seem to have plasticiser in them but the paint on the underside of our sills is much more plastic / rubbery than body paint. It seems to be a feature of anti stone chip paint.

 

[Simon Meadwell]

Is it called stone chip paint?

 

[Ridgeway]

I've used Plastikote in some severe rust prone applications (not vehicle related) and have been very impressed with it's performance. I bought i 5ltr from the UK a few years back, great stuff.

 

[scally]

I've used Plastikote in some severe rust prone applications (not vehicle related) and have been very impressed with it's performance. I bought i 5ltr from the UK a few years back, great stuff.

Iv?e used the rattle can version regularly. Quite happy with finish and life

 

[Itsmcb]

I'll use tape to cover the holes for the next year and if this treatment stops further rust appearing, will fill the holes properly and paint with the above recommended paint.

I recently drilled 18mm holes in both my calls using a stepped drill bit and sprayed Lanoguard inside then used an 18mm bung cap thing to fill the hole. I can remove these if I want to spray again in a year or so.

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[MattR]

I recently drilled 18mm holes in both my calls using a stepped drill bit and sprayed Lanoguard inside then used an 18mm bung cap thing to fill the hole. I can remove these if I want to spray again in a year or so.

I'm getting there.... 10mm has drill plus stepped drill. Acid applied and now waiting for it to dry. I keep getting distracted with other issues I'm finding but better to find them now than later...