WHAT THE HELL is
PICKLEX®20
 RUST MURDER JUICEÂ
Picklex®20 is our surface prep secret weapon against corrosion & rust. We use it on every steel product at HeroMfg, so you can finish our products with any coating you want without worrying about rust or needing surface prep. Blow and GO or weld it in wherever you need it without any hydrogen embrittlement.
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3 Years of indoor protection! Picklex®20 removes mill oil/cutting fluid and flash rust, creating a nano-weldable conversion coating on all Hero steel products.
Why use it?
pERFECTION
the endless pursuit of
We have been building cars & racing for a long time, and if you've ever built a car, you know that the rust chases you to the finish line. Building and maintaining a race chassis is a repetitive process of spraying WD40 and wiping it down with Scotch Brite to clean and coat the surface. Then whenever it's time to fabricate another spot... clean, clean some more, prep weld, then reapply WD40. Over and over and over, what a pain!
That's why Hero MFG proudly uses Picklex®20 on all our steel products.
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HOW it works
Picklex®20 is a one-step metal prep and so much more. It prepares your surface for paint, removes rust, converts rust, and even prevents rust before painting.
Effective Metal Prep
Picklex®20 is a highly effective metal prep for any new or old steel surface. It prepares the metal surface for priming, painting, or powder coating without sanding or abrasive surface blasting.
Picklex®20 will clean mill oil, dust, and light surface rust on new metal surfaces while conditioning and creating a conductive conversion coating. This one-step process reduces the cost and time needed for metal preparation.
Picklex®20 chemically changes rust/scale into a conversion coating. The rust is completely removed in the case of flash or white rust. On any rusted surface, the coating stops the oxidation process.
Picklex®20 provides excellent indoor protection from corrosion. The indoor protection provided eliminates flash rust while leaving the metal surface ready for painting if outdoor protection is needed.
Liquid Painting, Electrostatic Painting, Powder Coating Application Method
Applying Picklex®20 will provide a conversion coating for better paint bonding. It will remove mill oil (heavy oil and greases still need to be removed prior), cleans the surface of dust particulates, remove surface rust, and convert weld/laser scale. The surface is ready for priming (do not use self-etching primer), liquid painting, electrostatic painting, or powder coating. Any paint or primer (except self-etching primer) is compatible with Picklex®20.
Spray, brush, or dip new metal surface with Picklex®20 for very long-term (several years) indoor protection. This indoor rust protection can be in warehouses, transit, or covered outdoor locations. After storage or shipping, Picklex®20 does not need to be removed before welding or painting.
Welding Application Method
Picklex®20 prepares the metal surface by cleaning mill oil and dust, removing rust, and providing a conversion coating. Welding can be performed after the product has dried. Picklex®20 enhances weld strength and does not form weld splatter. The mill scale removal is unnecessary when using Picklex®20 before welding. After welding, spraying Picklex®20 on the hot weld will reduce heat scaling and provide a protective coating for future bonding. Picklex 20 does not cause hydrogen embrittlement.