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From: Mt. Home, ID
rust removal
Just wanted to share something I saw on tv last week. I soaked a couple of my smaller spring leaves, a couple of old bolts and one of the cab mounting arms in a bucket filled half with vinegar and half with water. I put them in last Sunday and checked on them today. The cab mounting arm didn't change a bit but I could wipe the rust off of the springs and bolts with a q-tip!
Finally, something is starting to go in the right direction.
Mike
Finally, something is starting to go in the right direction.
Mike
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From: Oxford, Indiana
Do a little research on electrolysis rust removal. All you need is a battery charger, a bucket of water, some washing soda, and some scrap metal. It reverses the electro-chemical process that actually causes the rust and kills it DEAD. I swear by it and keep my rig running almost constantly with something in it. I've got Magic Air heater parts cooking right now.
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From: Burlington, CT
Do a little research on electrolysis rust removal. All you need is a battery charger, a bucket of water, some washing soda, and some scrap metal. It reverses the electro-chemical process that actually causes the rust and kills it DEAD. I swear by it and keep my rig running almost constantly with something in it. I've got Magic Air heater parts cooking right now.
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I posted a tech article on this topic on the HAMB awhile back, here's the link...
TOOLS, Rust Removal, the easy way... - THE H.A.M.B.
TOOLS, Rust Removal, the easy way... - THE H.A.M.B.
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Electrolosis works well, but washing soda is getting a little hard to come by these days. If you find it, share a little with your SO, a tablespoon dissolved in 1/2 gal of water placed in a plastic container with a sheet of aluminum foil in the bottom will instantly remove tarnish from silverware, silver plate or silver jewelry as soon as the object to be cleaned touches the foil in the solution, no electricity required. Cleaning this way is completely safe and does not remove any precious metal.
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Arm and Hammer Laundry Soda is readily available here in SoCal but if you have trouble finding it in your area then just order it online. A google search will turn up many vendors who stock/sell this product. To be clear, laundry soda is sodium carbonate NOT sodium BIcarbonate. Sodium BIcarbonate is baking soda...if you attempt to use this process using baking soda your results will not be satisfactory. The small amount of sodium carbonate that is added to the water in this rust removal process merely creates an electrical path for the "rust" to flow from the part to the anode. A small anount is all that is needed but it must be sodium carbonate to work properly.
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You can buy sodium carbonate by the truck-load at any pool supply company.
I bolted rebar around the inside of a bucket and wired them all together. Used a piece of wood with a hook bolted thru it to hang the parts.
Attach a 3 Amp trickle charger positive to the rebar circuit and the ground to the hook holding the part (in this shot I bypassed the hook).
It works great for small or fragile parts. It also takes a while. If you aren't in a hurry you can just let the stuff cook. It also works well where you might not be able to get into certain areas. On larger items, I still prefer the usual mid-evil techniques because it's faster.
I bolted rebar around the inside of a bucket and wired them all together. Used a piece of wood with a hook bolted thru it to hang the parts.
Attach a 3 Amp trickle charger positive to the rebar circuit and the ground to the hook holding the part (in this shot I bypassed the hook).
It works great for small or fragile parts. It also takes a while. If you aren't in a hurry you can just let the stuff cook. It also works well where you might not be able to get into certain areas. On larger items, I still prefer the usual mid-evil techniques because it's faster.
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From: SCAL
Sweet, now I know what to do with the smaller parts. For the larger pieces I went old fashioned with a wire wheel a wash and then Hammered paint.
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