Which Rust Converter Brand Wins?

only three small areas where product came off the metal

a small area came off but most of the panel stayed intact, much better than Rust-Oleum 2X

poor, the pressure washer removed most of the paint

poor, hard to tell where the pressure washer even passed because most of the surface looked bare afterward

poor, the entire panel looked rusty afterward making it hard to tell where the pressure washer even passed

held up very well with only slightly more fading where the pressure washer passed

poor, the pressure washer removed the product and knocked loose some of the underlying rust

worst of all products, the pressure washer completely removed it from the panel

only a very small amount of rust popping through the two treated panels, though the coating peeled slightly at the panel edge which the presenter attributes to his own thin application there

nearly tied with Rust-Oleum 2X but finished just ahead of it

quite a bit of rusting visible under the paint on the two treated panels though the untreated panel had very little oxidation; presenter notes surprise that the cheapest product beat five other brands

did quite a bit better than other brands on the untreated panel but the middle and treated panels experienced quite a bit of rust

all three panels experienced quite a bit of rust, especially the untreated panel

appearance very similar to Gempler's, barely finished ahead of it, quite a bit of rust especially on the two treated panels

quite a bit of rust especially on the two treated panels, and even the untreated panel had noticeable rust

the worst of all products, quite a bit of rust formed on all three panels including the one not exposed to corrosive agents

chip, a slightly larger damage area than average

chip, the largest damage area of any product tested

chip

chip

chip, the second best result behind POR-15

chip, nearly identical to Gempler's 2.98 mm

chip, about the same as Rust-Oleum 2X

chip, about as large as the Rust Reformer's

the scratch width appeared more narrow than most other brands, implying good performance though no exact measurement was given

the screw went down to the metal but the paint did not chip and the coating around the scratch remained intact

quite a bit of damage, a lot of paint chipping along with the scratch

there did not seem to be much coating to begin with and the screw went all the way down to the metal

performed about the same as Permatex, screw went all the way down to the metal

the screw cut all the way through the coating down to the metal, but the coating did not chip or fragment around the scratch

screw cut all the way through the coating down to the metal

performed similarly to Rust-Oleum Rust Reformer, did not fracture around the scratch area