Someone mentioned Rustoleum Trimclad on a thread here. I had never heard of it, or seen it for sale anywhere.... ever I use alot of regular Rustolem Semi Gloss Black on frame/axle/stuff/ etc. Been excellent durable for me for 50 years. So I googled this Rustoleum Tremclad stuff and I cant find any real difference, ' cept "they say its "oil base" and reg Rustoleum is "enamel" ???? Well that doesnt mean anything . Same thing.... Then I read Tremclad is made in Canada for Canadians? Does anyone( paint/chemical expert) "Really" know the chemical/ingredient differences. Really, Really? .
From what I’ve read TREMCLAD is the Canadian version of RUSTOLEUM. Rust oleum owns tremclad so there’s that ! same but different .
This is my understanding too, that it's the same stuff but with a different brand name to sell in Canada.
I have a good friend that hand painted his little speedster hotrod and his 32 3 window with trim clad.
OK , Wew ! thats relief,,, Just Canadian Rustoleum. I was worried everything that I have painted with "Reglar" Rustoleum that has been good for 10-20-30 years was going to rust to pieces and fail cause I didnt use this never heard of stuff "trimclad" .
Yep tremclad , same stuff as rust oleum …. And as rusty rocket says I’ve done a few cars in it . It’s time consuming , and it’s not going to get you BEST PAINT award , but it’s cheap and tough as nails and easy to fix …..
I used Tremclad on my ch***is. worked OK I contacted the Canadian office looking for Rustoleum Enamel. Tremclad rust paint was recommended. Looked up the MSDS sheets and found that Tremclad used Limestone as a filler rather than I believe ***anium Dioxide, which is used in Rustoleum paint. Other than that it is the same. For some reason in Canada they can not market it as an Enamel, it is a rust paint. Possibly health or marketing issue ? Some Rustoleum products are marketed in Canada but it is limited.
Tremclad not “trimclad”. I believe I was the one who mentioned Tremclad on a thread relating to Bad Chad that apparently has been scrubbed for some reason. Anyway, I bought a can of Rust-Oleum once when I was across the line and for me it didn’t last as long as Tremclad. And besides limestone is traditional...
Tremclad is/was a Canadian staple that is an excellent paint for rust. My dad used it for a lot of things and when I had projects then Tremclad was the go to paint. We would clean up the surfaces, remove the loose paint and wire brush off the loose rust to get to the metal and Tremclad. It would stay on our boat trailers for years. When I was a kid I was given a steel wagon and dad cleaned it then painted it with Tremclad. The wagon was built like a tank and looked great .We painted the bottom of or Thornes aluminum fishing boat it looked good for the 30 years that we owned it. In 1970 I bought a 60 VW bug that was masked off and we rollered on green Tremclad gloss. We took a white Tremclad spray and ran a frosted spray accent line around the fender edges and so it was representative of the free spirited times. Great for being a kid in college. I use it on wood shelves etc that regular paints won't take the abuse. Rustoleum bought out Tremclad and I hoped that they would not change its formula. I bought some Rustoleum on a jaunt to Menard's but it does not act like Tremclad. The Tremclad may refer to their product as rust paint and not enamel but the good stuff is oil based and is available in flat, semigloss, and gloss in a good range of colours. https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/all-brands/tremclad.html?rq=tremclad
And...even better yet for us Canadian HAMB'rs...is Home Hardware "Beau***one Rust Paint"...all the advantages of Tremclad, plus it has "Urethane for added Fortification"...and even better yet is tintable into any color you'd like to match (I had some matched to the top coat on our '32 3 window to re-paint some after the fact ch***is work/welding...and it works great!). https://www.homehardware.ca/en/beauti-tone-rust-coat
@anothercarguy , thanks for the tip. Been using Tremclad for years, even spraying(thinned down) on winter beater vehicles. I prefer flat black brushed, then rolled out smooth while wet, for ch***is work, for me.
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