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==Arguments against using rust encapsulators== *Though many rust encapsulation products carry a "lifetime warranty", such guarantees don't involve labor costs, losses, or other related costs. *For hobbyists, it's often best to stick with a single line of paint/finish products, from bare metal to clearcoat. Using most rust products means that you're outside of the product line for the rest of the finish. So, it may be physically incompatible (resulting in a poor paint job), or it may void the product warranty. *They're expensive. *The major paint manufacturers like Sherwin Williams, PPG, and DuPont don't produce a rust encapsulation product. This is thought to be because they couldn't possibly warranty such a product. *Notably, OEM manufacturers don't use rust encapsulation products. *Many rust encapsulators require the surface to be lightly rusted first for the product to properly adhere. "Inducing" rust seems wrong to people. *Rust prevention products are primarily advertised in hobbyist mags, not in periodicals read by professionals in the paint and body industry. *The thought that the rust still lurks beneath the encapsulator, and hasn't been completely eliminated, is troubling. *The cultural or conceptual notion that the rust hasn't been removed, just covered by "that black stuff". *The notion that, after you "encapsulate" rust, it still "lives underneath", is generally correct. There is mobile oxygen in the metal, living beneath the surface, causing more rust.
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