New Life for Old Frames

Older motorcycle frames will often have small areas of rust where paint has chipped or peeled. Sometime these are near major welds and need inspection. Usually it's nothing major and just looks like crap.

But getting tools into these tight spots can be a real challenge. That's why the promise of these so-called "rust converters" sounded pretty appealing. They claim to change the corrosion into a paintable black surface. I was intrigued but skeptical when we opened the shipment from Eastwood Restoration Tools.

Eastwood has been in the business of supplying restoration tools and supplies for a long time. They claim their rust products are the best on the market. Their product is also heat-resistant up to 400° and can be thinned for use with a spray gun (or buy the aerosol version if you're lazy like me).

After a little wire-brushing to remove the loose and crusty bits we opened up the magical goo. Sure enough, we painted it on the rusty areas of the frame it turned black! We let it dry overnight. It was so close to matching the factory frame paint we could hardly tell it was there.

Eastwood's Rust Encapsulator really does what it says. Encapsulates rust and turns it black. Or another color if you choose! It's pretty amazing stuff— but most amazing is the fact it really works!