Mr Whippy
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| posted on 17/3/08 at 07:20 PM |
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Cool electrolysis pic
Must be because I'm using a white bath but look at this, you can actually see the rust travelling to the rod. This by the way is what’s happened
in the time it's taken to eat my dinner  check all the icky stuff gathering at the bottom ohh that looks nasty 
I've inhanced the contrast so you can make out the tiny bubbles which started streaming from it the instant I switched the charger on, I like
this 
 
Rescued attachment cleaning.jpg
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 17/3/08 at 07:22 PM |
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Looks like someones left their oar in your bath 
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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t.j.
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| posted on 17/3/08 at 07:27 PM |
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I hope you have a spare bath?
My wife would tell me something....
Please feel free to correct my bad English, i'm still learning. Your Dutch is awfull! :-)
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Ricks-9r
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| posted on 17/3/08 at 07:31 PM |
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I cleaned/de-rusted all my landy bits like this ,brilliant method with little effort
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Chippy
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| posted on 17/3/08 at 07:37 PM |
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Better than vinigar, just for the entertainment value!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ray
To make a car go faster, just add lightness. Colin Chapman - OR - fit a bigger engine. Chippy
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Howlor
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| posted on 17/3/08 at 07:41 PM |
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Whats in the bath then, liquid I mean not the part?!
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russbost
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| posted on 17/3/08 at 07:44 PM |
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"Whats in the bath then, liquid I mean not the part?! "
Mr Whippy's left over bath water!!!
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donut
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| posted on 17/3/08 at 07:52 PM |
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Is that the remains of your leg?
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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matt_claydon
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| posted on 17/3/08 at 08:01 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Howlor
Whats in the bath then, liquid I mean not the part?!
Gosh, where have you been the last 4 years?
http://locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=9158
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r1_pete
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| posted on 17/3/08 at 08:09 PM |
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Where did you say that housing development you walk your dog past is, could do with a bath to clean some bits in
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Howlor
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| posted on 17/3/08 at 08:20 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by matt_claydon
quote:
Originally posted by Howlor
Whats in the bath then, liquid I mean not the part?!
Gosh, where have you been the last 4 years?
http://locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=9158
What I meant was, what type of soda? Washing, baking, brand etc and to what concentrate did you mix it?
Thanks,
Steve
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 18/3/08 at 08:30 AM |
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Its just washing soda, I forget the make. Concentration was err that will do... I think it was suppose to be 1 table spoon per gallon but I just
poured it in all over the part. I wish I had time this morning to take a pic at just how dreadful the water looks now left it running today so
expect a very clean part when I get home
I found some more bits of flat bar, 4 in total and that really speeded things up. I'm quite impressed with this, so easy and effective, now I
can rescue all the steel wheels I have for trailers lying about
I might build this into the new garage and put some real thought into getting it running perfect, like a 24v supply and maybe a mesh grid on the
bottom instead of the bars.
[Edited on 18/3/08 by Mr Whippy]
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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wilkingj
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| posted on 2/4/08 at 03:39 PM |
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Remember lads.... DONT use anything with Stainless Steel or Chrome in it for the sacrificial plate.
Whilst it might last a bit longer, the chemical reaction gives off Hexavalent Chromium
Please see:
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=9944
Just a timely reminder for those who have not read the whole story, or been on here long enough to have heard about it.
Remember It pays to be safer rather than sorrier.
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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NS Dev
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| posted on 2/4/08 at 09:59 PM |
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.........and while I DO use stainless and have conveniently ignored the hexavalent chromates, I ought to point out again that there is another, very
small and almost certainly insignificant, failing of the process.
On explaining it to a metallurgist in our heat treatment department at my last company, he was amazed, but then pointed out the issue of hydrogen
embrittlement.
This is where hydrogen produced at the surface being treated, is actually absorbed (and ADsorbed) by the surface of the steel, and if then highly
stressed, can cause cracking.
The good news is:
1) any embrittlement is unlikely to cause issue at the stress levels encountered on our diy stuff
and
2) it can be got rid of by a stint in an oven, and decreases with time after treatment as the hydrogen gradually exits the steel crystal structure.
all in all, don't worry, but DON'T for goodness sake treat a leaf spring or something as it WILL snap!!
try the springs on your battery charger clamps if they get in the solution for any length of time and you'll see what I mean!!!!
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