Flash Rust » photos http://flashrust.org The real story of what flash rust is and how to cope with it. Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:44:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 VIS Photos for Flash Rust http://flashrust.org/2009/03/15/vis-photos-for-flash-rust/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vis-photos-for-flash-rust http://flashrust.org/2009/03/15/vis-photos-for-flash-rust/#comments Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:00:44 +0000 charles frenzel http://flashrust.org/?p=242 Use of VIS Photo for Flash Rust


       Prior to painting, compare the flash-rusted surface with the flash rust photographs.
Wipe or use tape as a further determination.

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Moderate Flash Rust

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Moderate Flash Rust

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Light Flash Rust

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Light Flash Rust

Photos above Courtesy of Pete Ault and Steve Cogswell, 2007 NSRP Project
In this case, the two reference surfaces are very similar. Both panels had a metallic sheen.
      Wipe or use tape as a further determination.
For these plates, the wipe test distinguished between light and moderate.

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