Rust-Oleum 569/580 Quick Drying Metal Primer

Rust-Oleum 569/580 is a single-pack, quick drying primer for bare and lightly rusted metal: 569 in red brown, 580 in light grey.

Why choose it

• Recoatable after just 2 hours, so a durable anti-corrosion system can be built in a day
• Excellent flow
• Helps extend the life of an Alkythane 7500 topcoat
• Matt finish; corrosion class C3 (average protection)
• Heat resistant to 120°C dry heat

Where to use it

On new, blasted or slightly rusted steel. Rust-Oleum suggests, for heavy industrial exposure, a two-coat system of 569/580 and 9100; for light industrial exposure, 1060/1080 primer and/or a second coat followed by Alkythane 7500.

Technical details

• Touch dry 1 hour; handle 2 hours; recoat after 2 hours; fully cured 8 days (20°C, 50% RH)
• Theoretical coverage 12.8 m²/litre at 35 µm dry (80 µm wet); max. 60 µm dry per coat
• Brush or roller (8–12 mm): up to 10% Thinner 633; may need 2 coats
• Airless: up to 5% Thinner 641, tip 0.013–0.015", 130–200 bar. Air-atomised: 10–20% Thinner 641
• Apply at 5–35°C, humidity below 85%, surface 3°C above dew point
• Clean equipment with Thinner 633 or white spirit
• VOC 424 g/l

Preparation

Remove grease and contamination by alkaline or high-pressure (steam) cleaning. Ideally blast to Sa 2½; otherwise scrape and/or wire brush to St 3. Sand sound old coatings to key them. The surface must be clean and dry.

Download the official 569/580 Quick Drying Metal Primer technical data sheet (PDF). Read the safety data sheet and the can label before use.