Rusty panels, coat with bed liner spray ??

[JKlender]

I have a few metal panels on the front side of my barn that the previous owner had put dirt/sod up a few inches. The moisture and acidity of the soil has rusted the panels in a few spots. I was wondering if anyone has ever tried to spray truck bed liner plastic on metal panels before? I am planing on masking off the bottom 4 inches, sanding, and then coating the panel bottoms with about an 1/8" of bedliner. In the future, when I pour a pad in front of the two main doors, I will be laying felt up against this 'liner' before I pour up against the siding. What 'cha think ?

[Bird]

I've never done it, but IF you get ALL the rust off the panels, sounds like a great idea to me.

[GaryM]

Before you spray on the bedliner material, you might consider treating the panels with one of the rust conversion coatings. These convert rusty steel or iron to a more stable form.

This explains how it works: http://www.corrosion-doctors.org/Met...-converter.htm

And here's some information on POR-15 http://www.por15.com/faq.asp

[muncybob]

I asked about POR 15 at the body shop when I picked up my car the other day...they had nothing but good things to say about the product...well, except for the price!