Painting over rusty nail heads in siding?

[Ron]

I'm repainting my siding and in a few places there are nail heads with a
bit of surface rust. How do I prep these for painting? They are too hard
to remove and replace with galv. nails. Thanks
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Ron
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[Robert Allison]

Ron wrote:

Ron,
First, sand down the nail heads with 100 grit sandpaper. Wipe them down
with a solvent to remove dust and dirt. Mask off the surrounding area and
apply a red oxide primer (two thin coats are better than one thick one).
Allow this to dry thoroughly and then caulk the edges of the nail heads to
the siding, then paint the siding.
OR
Set the nails a little if needed and caulk over them. ;-)
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[chita jing]

Robert Allison <robert2...@ix.netcom.com> wrote in article
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> Ron wrote:
>
> > I'm repainting my siding and in a few places there are nail heads with
a
> > bit of surface rust. How do I prep these for painting? They are too
hard
> > to remove and replace with galv. nails. Thanks

I've had the best luck painting over rusty stuff with Extend, a product by
Permatex I've found in auto parts shops and Home Depot. It's a rust
converter, not just a primer. No sanding, just scrape off any big lumps or
flakes. Slap on Extend. Heavy rust could take two coats, but it dries fast.
It turns rust into a flat black coating that doubles as primer. I first
started using it on car stuff, then eventually used it on everything,
including gardening tools that get wet all the time. I tried several
different brands - Extend is THE one that works. Oh - get the bottled
version and SHAKE it thoroughly before brushing or sponging on. The spray
does NOT work nearly as well.

They buy this stuff by the barrel (literally) at the Palomar Observatory,
where the painting bills used to be horrendous because of moisture and wind
whipping it off constantly. Extend did the trick, made a stable enough
undercoat to keep paint on.

[John Bunting]

I have good luck so far(2 years) spot priming the rusty spots with
Kilz stain killer. I used the oil-based Kilz. It is a white color,
so it works well under white house paint. They also make a
latex-based Kilz, but I suspect the oil-based works better. I know
the rust reappears in less than one year using standard latex house
paint with no spot priming.

On Sat, 18 Apr 1998 10:36:35 -0500, Robert Allison
<robert2...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:

>Ron wrote:
>
>> I'm repainting my siding and in a few places there are nail heads with a
>> bit of surface rust. How do I prep these for painting? They are too hard
>> to remove and replace with galv. nails. Thanks

[yoy...@gmail.com]

On Thursday, April 16, 1998 at 9:00:00 PM UTC-10, Ron wrote:
> I'm repainting my siding and in a few places there are nail heads with a
> bit of surface rust. How do I prep these for painting? They are too hard
> to remove and replace with galv. nails. Thanks
> --
> Ron
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Any sanding or sealing will ultimately result with the rust returning. Remove the entire nail head. Use the drill bit available on nailheadgone.com. Best way to deal with nail heads.

[Oren]

On Wed, 16 Mar 2016 16:53:22 -0700 (PDT), yoy...@gmail.com wrote:

>On Thursday, April 16, 1998 at 9:00:00 PM UTC-10, Ron wrote:
>> I'm repainting my siding and in a few places there are nail heads with a
>> bit of surface rust. How do I prep these for painting? They are too hard
>> to remove and replace with galv. nails. Thanks
>

>Any sanding or sealing will ultimately result with the rust returning. Remove the entire nail head. Use the drill bit available on nailheadgone.com. Best way to deal with nail heads.

They rusted 6 more time in the past 18 years, eventually the siding
fell off the home. And Ron moved to Africa.

[cl...@snyder.on.ca]

On Wed, 16 Mar 2016 16:53:22 -0700 (PDT), yoy...@gmail.com wrote:

hit them with a brush-full of "extend" rust converting primer, then
paint over them. Knock off as much rust as you can first.

[Paint...@unlisted.moo]

Ron wrote:
> I'm repainting my siding and in a few places there are nail heads with a
> bit of surface rust. How do I prep these for painting? They are too hard
> to remove and replace with galv. nails. Thanks
> --
> Ron
> Please remove XX to reply via E-mail.

I'd just get a spray can of Kilz and spray them, after sanding off any
thick rust.

[DerbyDad03]

Extend was recommended 18 years ago when the question was first asked. If it's still
around, it must be good. ;-)

Personally, I prefer Extenze. Of course, it hurts a bit when I knock the rust off.

[RonNNN]

In article <9dvjebpl23si2q8la...@4ax.com>,
Paint...@unlisted.moo says...

Don't you people know you are replying to a post from 1998?

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RonNNN

[DerbyDad03]

Some of us do.

[RonNNN]

In article <68d930b6-832c-4582...@googlegroups.com>,
teama...@eznet.net says...

I know Oren does, but I've not seen any others that seem to know it
(until now).

Thanks for your support! [g]

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RonNNN

[Oren]

On Wed, 16 Mar 2016 20:27:03 -0400, cl...@snyder.on.ca wrote:

> hit them with a brush-full of "extend" rust converting primer, then
>paint over them. Knock off as much rust as you can first.

Using a brush, use a separate container, Putting a contaminated brush
back into the original container, will make it harden in due time.

[DerbyDad03]

Then you totally missed the joke in my earlier post.

[RonNNN]

In article <db7f21df-32d2-4c54...@googlegroups.com>,

Actually I had skipped over some of the posts and came back to them to
voice my views. After the fact I do see you were right on top of it long
before me.

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RonNNN

[yoy...@gmail.com]

On Thursday, April 16, 1998 at 9:00:00 PM UTC-10, Ron wrote:
> I'm repainting my siding and in a few places there are nail heads with a
> bit of surface rust. How do I prep these for painting? They are too hard
> to remove and replace with galv. nails. Thanks
> --
> Ron
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Visit nailheadgone.com This is your best bet in dealing with rusted nails.

[Paint...@unlisted.moo]

Since 1998, the nail heads rusted so badly that the siding fell off the
house. This caused rain to get into the walls, rot the studs, and the
house collapsed on the poster. He was buried in a wooden coffin, and now
the nails on his coffin are rusting.... In a few years, his coffin will
collapse, but it wont matter, because he wont die again.

[yoy...@gmail.com]

On Thursday, April 16, 1998 at 9:00:00 PM UTC-10, Ron wrote:
> I'm repainting my siding and in a few places there are nail heads with a
> bit of surface rust. How do I prep these for painting? They are too hard
> to remove and replace with galv. nails. Thanks
> --
> Ron
> Please remove XX to reply via E-mail.

Best and easiest way to deal with rusted nails on siding...get rid of the nail heads.... check www.nailheadgone.com

[Stormin' Norman]

$80?? That is insane, use a $4 nail set and a hammer. The hole will
be so small you usually will not have to fill it with putty, as you
must do with this bit.

By the way, do you realize you replied to a 19 year old post?

[yoy...@gmail.com]

Thank you Norman for visiting the web site. After 40 years of painting homes in a climate where rust bleed is a issue the last thing you want to do is bury that rusting nail. It will bleed back through then you have to dig it out. Average time with the Nail Head Gone drill bit is 10 seconds to remove the nail head and over the life of the tool the cost is .38 cents per nail. If you want your home to look good do it right the first time.