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as above really. i am wanting to remove rust from various parts of my donor before i sell them on.dont know why honda dont treat them. wishbones mainly,but discs, calipers,diff casing are all showing signs of surface rust!
Do a search for electrolysis on here
Electrolysis, brings them all up like brand new
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wire brush in a grinder for the easy bits, electrolysis for the awkward bits
Soaking in malt vinegar or black molases is also an option.
I;ve done the vinegar and while the smell was rather pungent (definately a bottom of the garden in a sealed box task) the result was spot on after a
few days soaking. To finish off I washed thoroughly in water, baked off in the gas BBQ to get the water out of the pores in the casting and then ran
over with the wire wheel.
Definately the way I'd go in future.
Don't use electrolysis on brake disks as there is a small theoretical chance of making them brittle.
Look up Hydrogen embrittlement.
electrolysis every time
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Originally posted by iank
Don't use electrolysis on brake disks as there is a small theoretical chance of making them brittle.
Look up Hydrogen embrittlement.
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Originally posted by skinned knuckles
electrolysis every time