Rust-Oleum

By Robert Robillard on Tool News

The Rust-Oleum Story Stopping Rust is Just the Start™About rustoleum

There’s a high-seas adventure story behind the creation of Rust-Oleum coatings. A Scottish-born sea captain, Robert Fergusson, noticed that when raw fish oil spilled on rusty metal decks, corrosion stopped spreading.

This observation inspired the Captain to create the world’s first rust-preventive paint. But it wasn’t easy. After settling in New Orleans, Captain Fergusson spent years of painstaking (and smelly) research in an attempt to formulate a fish-oil-based paint.

Finally, in 1921, the Captain got a whiff of the sweet smell of success. He perfected a paint that stopped rust, dried overnight and left no lingering aroma. Rust-Oleum Corporation was born.

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