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58 delray:
i have a whole frame that needs doing, any recomendations?

oldschoolace:
Pound shop paddling pool, citric acid, take up excess room around the frame with pop bottles full of water to save on the amount of citric acid you need. Dunk it in and let chemistry do all the work  :daumenhoch:

oldschoolace:

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Thanks its a big tub so im using it all lol.......does it attack chrome ???

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Chrome and decals will be fine  :daumenhoch:

58 delray:

--- Quote from: oldschoolace on June 23, 2011, 11:52 PM ---Pound shop paddling pool, citric acid, take up excess room around the frame with pop bottles full of water to save on the amount of citric acid you need. Dunk it in and let chemistry do all the work  :daumenhoch:

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a lot  of rust so how much acid ?

oldschoolace:
Well the pool i had was about 1.2 meters diameter, distorted into a slight oval to fit the frame. I think i used about 500g of citric acid and tried so save on the water usage by filling the gaps with bottles as i said. I had to scrub the inside of a gusset with a toothbrush to clear the surface debris but the acid did all the work. Ended up throwing most of the other parts in there for good measure.

Its great for cleaning rusty threads and difficult to reach areas and doesn't seem to lose its potency so you can use it again and again. Much cleaner, safer and less smelly than the alternatives  :daumenhoch:

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