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21st Feb 2017, 11:02 pm | #1 |
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Painting the inside of a steel pipe for a vintage street light installation
Good evening,
I have bought a steel pipe which I intend to use to hold up a vintage concrete utilities swan neck street lamp top out in the garden. This is 70mm diameter and will be roughly 2-2.5 metres long. I can paint the outside of the pipe without a problem though I am looking for a way of ensuring that the inside of the pipe does not rust. I was thinking maybe blowing some spray paint inside though it will not be very even. Does anyone have any ideas. Many thanks, Christopher Capener
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21st Feb 2017, 11:07 pm | #2 |
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Re: Painting the inside of a steel pipe for a vintage street light installation
A synthetic paint roller cartridge used end-ways, on a broom handle or summat similar. 4 or 5 swipes ought to do it.
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21st Feb 2017, 11:10 pm | #3 |
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Re: Painting the inside of a steel pipe for a vintage street light installation
Seal one end.
Pour in some thinned paint. Seal the second end. Roll or rotate pipe to distribute paint.
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22nd Feb 2017, 12:09 am | #4 |
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Re: Painting the inside of a steel pipe for a vintage street light installation
Get it Galvanised, may be a bit of an overkill and painting the outside will be difficult, best left a few months before painting.
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22nd Feb 2017, 12:26 am | #5 |
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Re: Painting the inside of a steel pipe for a vintage street light installation
Support the pipe slightly off perfectly horizontal. Run paint through it. turn it a bit and run the paint through it again.... repeat until covered.
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22nd Feb 2017, 12:33 am | #6 |
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Re: Painting the inside of a steel pipe for a vintage street light installation
Treat it to a good dose of car rustproofing cavity wax perhaps instead of paint?
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22nd Feb 2017, 12:35 am | #7 |
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Re: Painting the inside of a steel pipe for a vintage street light installation
I've used all sorts of fancy paints to try to stop steel things going rusty, and at the moment I'm a big fan of Screwfix No-nonsense red oxide primer. Thick, loads of pigment, sticks like to a blanket. Cheap enough to pour some in, bung the ends and roll it around, as suggested above. De-grease with some cheap acetone first, same technique?
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22nd Feb 2017, 12:38 am | #8 |
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Re: Painting the inside of a steel pipe for a vintage street light installation
A method of painting the inside of cast iron drain pipes in situ that I read in an old book was to make a plug of rag and use a piece of string to draw it down the pipe and up again, having poured paint on the rag from the top to thoroughly soak it. The recommended paint was black bitumen paint, which I don't think has (yet) been banned. I haven't tried it myself. The best anti-rust paint I have used is Calcium Plumbate. I treated our rather rusty Crittal steel kitchen and bathroom windows with it when we moved in more than 30 years ago, and the rust has never reappeared. I don't think it has actually been banned, but no-one seems to offer it for retail sale in the UK any more. I did see an almost full 5 litre tin offered on ebay about 6 months ago, but it was too far to go to get it.
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22nd Feb 2017, 8:10 am | #10 |
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Re: Painting the inside of a steel pipe for a vintage street light installation
Fill it with sump oil, never seen an engine rust on the inside. And it gets rid of the oil.
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22nd Feb 2017, 9:34 am | #11 |
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Re: Painting the inside of a steel pipe for a vintage street light installation
As per H1360's idea:
Shell Ensis (qv) as used for farm machinery left outside in all weathers. Or Dinitrol. Old used engine oil can contain acids and other undesireable things.
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22nd Feb 2017, 9:44 am | #12 |
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Re: Painting the inside of a steel pipe for a vintage street light installation
Waxoil, lance, and try and arrange some permanent ventilation.
Or take it to a local Waxoil man and bung him some cash. Lawrence. |
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22nd Feb 2017, 11:24 am | #15 |
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Re: Painting the inside of a steel pipe for a vintage street light installation
I've found that "small" weep holes invariably get blocked and need clearing regularly.
Better to drill one of 1/2" diameter or more so long as it doesn't weaken the pipe.
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22nd Feb 2017, 1:32 pm | #17 |
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Re: Painting the inside of a steel pipe for a vintage street light installation
Do you intend to run a cable through the pipe?
Some of the substances suggested above would degrade PVC insulation. Polyethylene insulation might be more resistant. The cable would stick to the bitumen paint. An 'oil' based red primer would be my choice. |
22nd Feb 2017, 8:55 pm | #18 |
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Re: Painting the inside of a steel pipe for a vintage street light installation
We will all be dead by the time it rusts through..J.
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23rd Feb 2017, 12:14 am | #19 |
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Re: Painting the inside of a steel pipe for a vintage street light installation
I always wondered what was so special about Shell Ensis oil! The Rootes service manual for my long since departed Hillman Imp recommends dipping the cylinder head bolts in Ensis oil before re-assembling to prevent "second corrosion", but when I enquired (circa 1972) when tacking my first (of many) cylinder head gasket replacement, it was only available in 5 or 40 gallon drums, and a mechanic at the local Rootes dealer said that they just used clean engine oil.
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24th Mar 2017, 2:12 am | #20 |
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Re: Painting the inside of a steel pipe for a vintage street light installation
I have used a paint called Carbon Elastic Black to good effect. I believe ATCO Paint Co. makes it here in the States. Degrease the inside of the pipe before swabbing in it, like cleaning a rifle barrel.
Do this outside in warm weather. It smells like the blazes. Also it even sticks to light rust. I treated patio posts with it, and even an antenna pole made from black iron. When my folks died, the patio posts were still in great shape after 15+ years. The antenna pole is going on 10 years now and still good. No visible rust, and it really rains here too. The paint is a coal tar base. Wear disposable clothing & gloves. If it gets on you its the devils own time to get it off and as far as clothing goes- its the rubbish bin. It takes 2-3 weeks to dry also. Last edited by FrankB; 24th Mar 2017 at 2:13 am. Reason: More info. |