Battling rust in an odd place.

[Bob3700]

I have one of the original Neil Jones powder measures. This was back before he made them out of stainless steel . This one is made from tool steel and not sure if The finish is blued or something else. The problem is with the inside below the powder bottle adapter. When u remove the powder bottle, there is a fine layer of rust in this area. Any thoughts on what I might coat this interior surface of the measure with to combat this rust ( if anything). I have a dehumidifier in the area and keep it set at 45%. Neil Jones commented that the powder could be contributing moisture to the issue.
Whatever the coating, it cannot contribute to powder contamination. Thanks for the thoughts.

 

[Stumpy1]

A picture would be great to make sure we are all talking about the same thing, but if it is this area




I would think that someone would be able to cerakote that area successfully (with disassembly and masking, of course).

Frank

 

[Bob3700]

YES, That is the area I am referring to.

 

[Bob3700]

I wonder of a simple coat of clear lacquer would work?

 

[Walt Krafft]

I would apply a coating of Johnsons Paste Wax. Let dry, polish, and repeat. I do this to all my machine tables in the shop to prevent rust.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

I wonder if you get the rust off, if you could coat it with some dry neck lube to protect it.

 

[joshb]

Zinc infused spray primer. It worked great on my boat trailer!

 

[gdbleb]

I wonder if you get the rust off, if you could coat it with some dry neck lube to protect it.

How about that Neolube stuff. It's just graphite. Not sure about its rust preventing abilities.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

How about that Neolube stuff. It's just graphite. Not sure about its rust preventing abilities.

Look like if it was coated with something like that it wouldn’t rust. You would think if you ran powder through it often that would coat it enough

 

[Webster]

How about that Neolube stuff. It's just graphite. Not sure about its rust preventing abilities.

Clean real good and make sure it's very dry. I would paint with a light coat of varnish or clear gloss Polyester. I wouldn't want anything like a lube coating on the surface. A powder won't prevent rust. I was involved with corrosion studies at work. One thing I learned was that if a panel of steel has a very tiny amount of moisture on it. It can rust under almost any oil coating. I have been spraying my dies with WD-40 Anti Corrosion after use.

 

[AlNyhus]

Nitriding would be pretty slick.

 

[dgeesaman]

Zinc infused spray primer. It worked great on my boat trailer!

I like this a lot because a) the zinc is excellent at galvanically stopping corrosion and b) it could cut down on static charge.

 

[Al Lu]

@joshb"Zinc infused spray primer"
Is there a name or a link? I tried searching but totally confused.

 

[joshb]

@joshb"Zinc infused spray primer"
Is there a name or a link? I tried searching but totally confused.