zilspeed
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| posted on 27/3/08 at 05:30 PM |
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Electrolysis
Yep - you were all right.
Tried it last night. got a hold of an old fashioned dumb battery charger and some lovely crystals and a tub of water.
Left it overnight until about half an hour ago.
One steering arm looking factory new.
I have indeed seen the light. 
 
Rescued attachment IM000652th.JPG
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coozer
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| posted on 27/3/08 at 05:35 PM |
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Well worth the effort and no stinking two soak in vinegar!
I originally tested it on the captive gearbox cross member brackets from under my Sierra and was amazed to see the ford logo and part number appears
if by magic on the new looking part.
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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UncleFista
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| posted on 27/3/08 at 05:50 PM |
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Quick ! Paint it ! 
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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zilspeed
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| posted on 27/3/08 at 05:59 PM |
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Light mist of oil, poly bag, wrapped up, warm cupboard.
Need to choose some primer before
I go much further.
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SierraL_killer
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| posted on 27/3/08 at 06:04 PM |
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Anyone got an abandoned swimming pool and an industrial sized box of Daz Ultra? - Ive got an entire chassis that needs electrolysing!
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 27/3/08 at 06:13 PM |
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Very nice. I think you have convinced me to use electrolysis instead of vinegar
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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zilspeed
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| posted on 27/3/08 at 06:16 PM |
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Absolutely.
My tub now has a front upright in it.
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 27/3/08 at 06:22 PM |
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Tis great my kids call it " Dads Magic Bucket" And they're not really kids anymore
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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MikeR
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| posted on 27/3/08 at 06:35 PM |
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if you find the swimming pool, let me know, i want to do my chassis as well
(do you think it will cut through grease? I'm thinking about when i take it out to paint it)
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NS Dev
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| posted on 27/3/08 at 07:27 PM |
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just a quick point on safety......................
and NO, its not about the process, but the effect on the parts!
On safety critical items that are not well over engineered (but most are for our applications on here) stick the parts in the over on a low/medium
heat for an hour or two after electrolysis cleaning.
The electrolysis liberates lots of hydrogen gas, which actually gets surface absorbed in solution on the surface of the steel/iron.
This causes hydogen embrittlement where the hydrogen agtually "jacks open" the steel/iron crystal structure.
now nobody, including me, is going to tell you how severe this might be, and how much can be tolerated, and I certainly elecrolytically clean my hubs
etc as its a great process, but for peace of mind, a stint in the oven shoves the hydrogen back out of the crystal structure and removes the
embrittlement.
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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