The milky fluid from the Rustins jar was certainly easy enough to apply, although it seemed to sit on our rust rather than soaking in, and took far longer than the others to cure into a paintable surface. Rust or corrosion damages metal surfaces and leave dirty, brown spots. Hammerite helps you get rid of rust and revive your metal objects. Follow the guide below if you want to know how to remove rust with Hammerite Kurust: It can be applied by brush to surfaces includingBBQs, fire surrounds, garage doors, metal doors, metal garden furniture, metal gates, metal railings and radiators with no primer or undercoat needed.

Kurust rust paint– Protect your metal - Hammerite

It’s not often we say we’re disappointed with a product and still give it a recommended award, but Bilt-Hamber products normally excel. That’s why we were a little underwhelmed that the Hydrate-80 didn’t come out as the top performer here. However, any protection it offered was short-lived, and by the end of the test the unpainted side was almost uniformly corroded again. The rust was starting to creep onto the edges of the other face, too.here is the rusty metal that I will be painting today. I have wire brushed it and cleaned it as instructed by Hammerite themselves.

Kurust - 250ml - Wilco Direct

Clean the surface by removing all loose paint, rust, dirt, grease and salt. Then rinse with water and let the surface dry. Hammerite has a reputation for easy-to-use rust-beating products, and the Kurust shows why. We were dubious at first because the liquid was watery when applied and seemed to want to bead off the surface rather than soak in, but after 15 minutes our sample had turned dark blue and allowed us to apply another coat. This gave impressive protection, matching the Bilt-Hamber. The Kurust has definitely transformed the rust and turned it into a really solid surface for painting on. If you are getting underneath a car, make sure you use axle stands or ramps and wear eye protection and a mask. Any areas that are holed will need welding, so don’t waste your time with treatment, but surface rust should be rubbed with a wire brush and then painted with a converter. If you are treating a rust bubble on the bodywork, you will want to remove as much of the rust as possible before treating or it will soon reappear under any filler and top coat. Remote areas/Scottish Highlands and non-UK Mainland areas may be subject to additional charges and a longer delivery time. This is determined by our couriers not Rustbuster.

Frequently asked questions

Let’s open the bottle up and see what this stuff looks like, I have never used it before so have no idea what’s inside. Inside The Kurust Bottle The first thing you need to do is pour some Kurust into a separate tub. You don’t want to put your brush in and out of the tub as any rust particles on your brush could end up ruining the entire tub. The fluid didn’t seem to penetrate and bond into the metal, appearing to film a skin over the top of the rust instead. This meant its protection performance was poor, especially on the painted surface. It was the only sample that showed signs of actual paint flaking by the end of the test. It was the first sample to show rust reappearing, and by the end of the test period the protection had almost completely disappeared from the unpainted side, and was starting to reappear on the other face too. Although cheap, the bottle is tiny at just 90ml, so it also represents poor value. Special precautions should be taken to avoid inhalation of dust during surface preparation of pre-1960’s paint surfaces as they may contain harmful lead. Caution

Kurust rust paint– Protect your metal - Hammerite Kurust rust paint– Protect your metal - Hammerite

Even on the bodywork a stone chip or scratch can soon grow into a nasty blister, and you need to treat rust properly to stop it spreading. Rust removal involves spending hours with a wire brush or strong acidic chemicals that are dangerous to use, so it is far easier and safer to use a rust converter. These stop reaction in the metal using special ingredients, which neutralise the corrosion and allow you to paint over it.

Features

Apply by brush directly to the rust. Work well into corners, edges and heavily pitted areas. Avoid applying Kurust to painted areas. A handy tub of Hammerite’s popular Kurust rust converter. Transforms rust to a sound surface in 15 minutes, ready for painting in just three hours. As you can see this is a really rusty piece of metal, so should be a really good test subject. The Metal Wire Brushed Using Kurust One side of the steel sample was left unpainted while the other was sprayed with a single coat of primer and acrylic top coat, replicating a typical DIY repair. Once dry, the samples were then doused daily in salty water for four weeks to encourage any corrosion to reappear. We then scored them on ease of use, rust-resisting performance and price. Verdict Wood by name, wood by nature. I am a fully qualified, time-served, award-winning joiner with an NVQ Level 3 in Carpentry and Joinery as well as an HNC in Construction. Beyond my joinery qualifications, I have also earned a degree in building surveying.