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ACM Panel Edge protection from rust
I am making the change to ACM panels for the first time and am learning how to prepare my own.
When cutting ACM Panels, I use a metal rod and/or sandpaper to soften the edges as they are quite sharp.
This leaves a bit of an exposed aluminium edge. (see picture)
Is there any issue with this, such as rust etc?
Do I need to address this by putting an anti rust coating on the edge?
Can I just roll on a bit of the ground/primer to cover this?
Or is aluminium anti-corrosion enough to be fine with this?
Any suggestions or advice would be appreciated.
The ground/primer I am using is Gamblin (see picture)
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I looked up some info on the topic, and found this website:
https://www.thyssenkrupp-materials.co.uk/does-aluminium-rust
Essentially, aluminum doesn’t rust, but it does corrode due to various factors. I think the edge that’s exposed is small enough that if corrosion does occur, it won’t affect much. The article goes into detail on what causes aluminum to corrode.
thyssenkrupp-materials.co.uk
Does aluminium rust. Click to find out more. thyssenkrupp Materials (UK)
Aluminium is an extremely popular metal and is used in a vast number of applications but, does it rust?
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Thanks so much John!
This helps a lot.
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