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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2295627, member: 42773&quot;]They mix rust into the paint which turns it red. Rust turns out to be very good at preventing mold and fungi from growing on wood, and it&#039;s plentiful on old farm equipment.</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s how it was done in the old days, anyway. Now it just might be tradition - you can buy plenty of modern red paint that does a much better job of sealing the wood than rust.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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