1/4" thick tube is pretty thick. the only time I had ever seen anything like this fail had not been due to rust; it has been due to water getting in through the top and not being able to get out at the bottom and then freezing in the winter, expanding the steel.
Now, there is a chance - a good chance- that the rust will start on the back of the post and migrate under the edge of the paint on the front. Thus, the paint on the front will begin to lift and peel away; you will be combating this every couple of years for ever. I doubt it will affect the integrity of the post, but it will make it look messy. There is something you may wish to try; Rust Converter (it may be made by Rustoleum. Years ago, in the 70's or 80's, there was a similar product called Rust Mort). I bought some last year and put it on a rusty piece of steel. The product turned the rust to a very dark brown and black and seemed to leave a coating on top of the rust as though it had been clear coated. I did this a year ago and that piece of iron has been in my back yard since, under all of the snow and in the rain and it looks the same as the day I did it. Unlike having to brush the paint on, you make be able to find another way to get the rust converter back there without messing up the wall.
In any event, I would say that the post last well beyond your lifetime - in other words it will be your children's or grandchildren's problem, not yours.
Steve
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A Good Ironworker1/4" thick tube is pretty thick. the only time I had ever seen anything like this fail had not been due to rust; it has been due to water getting in through the top and not being able to get out at the bottom and then freezing in the winter, expanding the steel. Now, there is a chance - a good chance- that the rust will start on the back of the post and migrate under the edge of the paint on the front. Thus, the paint on the front will begin to lift and peel away; you will be combating this every couple of years for ever. I doubt it will affect the integrity of the post, but it will make it look messy. There is something you may wish to try; Rust Converter (it may be made by Rustoleum. Years ago, in the 70's or 80's, there was a similar product called Rust Mort). I bought some last year and put it on a rusty piece of steel. The product turned the rust to a very dark brown and black and seemed to leave a coating on top of the rust as though it had been clear coated. I did this a year ago and that piece of iron has been in my back yard since, under all of the snow and in the rain and it looks the same as the day I did it. Unlike having to brush the paint on, you make be able to find another way to get the rust converter back there without messing up the wall. In any event, I would say that the post last well beyond your lifetime - in other words it will be your children's or grandchildren's problem, not yours. Steve www.thetinkerswagon.com
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