patio has old wrought iron posts, any ideas for covering them?

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I dont dare mess with them and so was considering building a stained wood support post around them, is that a bad idea? patio is concrete, the roof is conenected to the mainone and the roofer said it all will have to be removed and redone if that roof wiggles much so I am not cool with taking them out but they are rusty and ugly can I unrust them? will kilz work ? it is a 1950s ranch

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Certainly valid answers so far, but also dependant on your desire to actually keep the Wrought Iron structure.

A few things to consider and check. The measurement at the top where the posts connect to whatever the sub structure of the roof is; for the possibility of covering up and maintaining support. You state POSTS, but don't give a hint as to whether or not it's just DECO wrought iron work, or actually SUPPORTING the roof over.

I've "encased" supports/columns, etc. a few times in my life, and had to assure that the FAUX was as strong and code legal as the original. With no offense to the roofer, I'd still want to know the weight of the roof,,,on any supports, and the original design notions in whatever the wrought iron was intended to do. The fact that the roof might "Wiggle" suggests you should do something, beyond KILZ.

Another issue to consider is that MAIN, and the fact that any rust can continue, even under any primer, and perhaps stain through by way of gravity, over time. Certainly without actually SEEING the issue,most of us "can't" accurately advise the BEST solution.

You could, if you have the means, SUPPORT the roof, remove the wrought iron, and replace it in the appropriate areas with alternatives. That's probably what I'd do, if contracted to do the job.

Steven Wolf

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If these posts would look good cleaned up, and they are structurally sound then clean them up! Wrought iron is expensive to buy or replace, if you can even find something new that is similar. Just get some wire brushes that will fit on a drill (use a corded drill for the horsepower and the longevity) and get to work.
A few cautions:
Use eye protection!
Furthermore, if these were painted they may have lead paint on them, so if you do something that will make lots of dust wear a mask rated for lead to keep it out of your lungs.
Oh yeah, and get the clothes washer ready and warm up the shower because you will get DIRTY!
good luck

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I would do something first to stop the rusting and seal the iron. At the minimum, you should apply a coat of Rustolium's rust killing primer (the black stuff, not sure of the exact name). Then you should be able to build a wooden box around the post as you described to cover the wrought iron.

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You can get rid of the rust with Naval Jelly and a lot of scrubbing - lots of work! Then paint with a rust preventive primer and paint like Rustoleum. I think boxing the posts in with wood would look really nice. Hard to say which method would be more trouble. Good luck!

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