Bilt Hamber Hydrate-80 Rust Converter (500ml)

Traditional paints and coatings applied to corrosion give disappointingly short-lived performance because they simply hide the underlying and continuing corrosion – the failure is first seen by blistering of the coating and the rapid breakthrough of rust.

Bilt Hamber Hydrate-80 provides powerful protection to rusted steel surfaces, its electrochemical function stabilises existing corrosion by converting the iron oxides into a protective metal complex and it also combines with surface moisture and oxygen depriving the corrosion process of the conditions it requires. Paints and coatings applied to a Hydrate-80 treated surface demonstrate amazing improvements in long-term performance.

Hydrate-80 provides a superior stable barrier to prevent further attack. The cross-linking polymer formulated to provide the tough non-rubbery barrier tenaciously grips the metal surface forming an ideal base for further coatings, paints or anticorrosion wax.

Importantly for long-term protection Hydrate-80 doesn’t contain chlorine which is known to transform into corrosive hydrochloric acid in rust converter applications causing under-film blistering and destruction of paint finishes or other coating products.

The long-term performance of Hydrate-80 has been proven to significantly increase coating life in independent tests conducted by the German TÜV organisation under conditions of VDA 621-415 (6 cycles, or 1008 hrs) which included exposure to hot salt-spray, 100% relative humidity and drying atmospheres with each cycle lasting 168 hours.

Hydrate-80 was awarded Practical Classics magazine “Best Buy” and “Product Recommended” after a long-term trial comparing it to 12 other products – in fact Hydrate-80 was applied to more heavily corroded steel than the competition and still outperformed them. Hydrate-80 has been used to arrest and prevent corrosion in diverse applications – from massive marine installations to classic and historic vehicle restoration Hydrate-80 provides dependable long-term protection.

Features

• Proven long-term rust prevention over partially prepared surfaces
• Massively increases the life of paint applied to partially cleaned steel
• Boosts the corrosion protection of coatings applied to steel that has been cleaned by blast cleaning or other methods
• Easy-to-use simply brush or spray apply
• Safe, water-based and non-flammable
• Leaves surface ready for painting
• Produces super-tough non-rubbery etched barrier
• Surfaces do not need washing after treatment
• Low viscosity wets out corrosion for full conversion and facilitates penetration of flanges and seams
• Proven in independent TÜV tests in trials of automotive paintwork
• Awarded “Product Recommended” in Practical Classics magazine long term trial