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My beer freezer has some rust on the inside, where the walls meet at the corners. I'm going to remove it with naval jelly. Since this appears to be a spot where rust likes to attack, I plan to seal the corners permanently.

Caulk and silicone fall apart eventually. I was thinking I would get myself some sort of metal-impregnated epoxy like Devcon or Marine Tex and run a bead of it down each corner. I want something really tough, really permanent, and totally waterproof.

Your thoughts?

Also, should I prime it after removing the rust?

I'm really annoyed about this. I got the converted-freezer idea from fellow beer nerds, but none of them mentioned rust.

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Thanks for all the suggestions.

I decided to go with truck liner spray. I considered the Liquid Rubber, but I don't know how well it stands up to a beating.

I'm going to get rid of the rust, scuff up the interior of the cooler, and cut loose with the spray. I figure it will be hard for the rust to continue with a coating of vinyl glommed directly onto it.

Problem: the only color I could find was black. I can order white, but it will take days, and I need to get this mess fixed.

I also bought Great Stuff to fill the voids under the tap towers so humidity won't creep in as easily.

I plan to fill the drain hole from the inside of the freezer. Not sure what to use. I don't think it really matters. Hell, I guess spackle would do it. I'm going to paint over it anyway. It just has to be something dry and hard.

I don't look forward to having a freezer with a black interior. Maybe at some point in the future I could blast it with a coat of the white stuff.



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