+Turtle_Sask Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Hi fellow Canadians! We all know that winter is amoung us a lot and I have one simple question. I'm planning to hide an ammo can in and area with snow. Will the ammo can do fine there or will over time it will rust through. If so Would I have to worry about it or is it one of those things that happen over like 20 years? Quote Link to comment
+Juicepig Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Give it a coat of green/yellow/brown/black rust proof paint for outdoor furniture before hand if you are concerned - Rusting generally happens over a period of a few years though.. to rust totally though I would guestimate 15 years Quote Link to comment
danoshimano Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 I have one out there, on the ground, that looks petty much like it did when I placed it there four years ago with its original army green paint. Quote Link to comment
Mr.Yuck Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 I have one out there, on the ground, that looks petty much like it did when I placed it there four years ago with its original army green paint. Can I answer if I live a couple of miles Kilometers from Canada? I'm sure we have the same weather. There's a few .50 cal ammo cans in my area (the bigger ammo cans) placed in 2002, and they're getting pretty rusty. But just surface rust, I'm sure it would take 10 or more years before they begin to show the smallest sign of rusting through. Depends on the condition you buy them in too, I've actually seen a few crappy ones for sale that have a little surface rust on them already. In which case I'd sand and paint. I'm sure they're made out of commercial grade carbon steel, so any paint, (with or without a primer), whose label says it's good for that. Quote Link to comment
+Turtle_Sask Posted March 28, 2009 Author Share Posted March 28, 2009 Oh and here is a photo of my Ammo Can. It's my first one. Quote Link to comment
+Binrat Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 The big thing to remember is remove the old markings or at least remove the LOT Number off, even if you paint over it. The easiest way to do this is use a light piece of sandpaper and gently rub the markings off. Binrat Quote Link to comment
+Juicepig Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 The big thing to remember is remove the old markings or at least remove the LOT Number off, even if you paint over it. The easiest way to do this is use a light piece of sandpaper and gently rub the markings off. Binrat Otherwise the binrats and ammotechs of the world get in trouble Quote Link to comment
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