/diy/ - Do It Yourself

[Anonymous No.1537587]

Have a rusty cage/crate for dog. What's the most efficient way to clean it up? Owner said to just wash it with a hose.
I was also told to paint it, but was given leftover cans that are not even child-safe.

[Anonymous No.1537604]

>>1537587
Spray it with a can of truckbed liner.

[Anonymous No.1537612]

Those are cheap as dirt and honestly not worth paying for the proper paint to clean it up, and they're also useless, my dog literally chewed through 3 of them until we decided to take angle iron and some heavy mesh and make one

[Anonymous No.1537615]

Collapse it down and put it in a metal prep acid bath. Let it sit and flip it over then let it sit some more. Wash off the acid with a hose. Touch up areas that were missed with a paintbrush and more acid. Wash that off. Make sure it’s completely dry. Spray paint it with bare metal compatible paint.

[Anonymous No.1537616]

those cages are cheap, that one is totaled.

[Anonymous No.1537638]

>>1537587
>woof woof
>Ah, I'm gonna break
>I'm gonna break my
>I'm gonna break my Rusty Cage,...
>And runnn,...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOqP3wj2x14

[Anonymous No.1537673]

>>1537587
>has cage
>wants it to be child-safe
seems legit

[Anonymous No.1538042]

Wire wheel/cup on a drill or angle grinder.

Then use a rusty metal primer and paint.

[Anonymous No.1538053]

>>1537587
strap steel wool to the dogs mouth/tongue and lace the rusted parts with dog treats (rub some bacon on or whatever). Put the dog in the cage and let him do the work.

[Anonymous No.1538056]

>>1537587
>cage
>child proof
raising some redflags anon

[Anonymous No.1538059]

>>1537587
>child-safe
you mean like, kids can't get in, or kids can't get out?

[Anonymous No.1538074]

>>1537587
In the trash it goes.

[Anonymous No.1538108]

>>1538059
He clearly means childproof such that a child inside the cage could not injure itself while attempting to escape, lowering its value