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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: Clean on April 18, 2011, 09:07 PM
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OK, peeps.... sharing yesterday's experience with some OA and very hard to reach rust (inside tubes, inside dropout welds etc.)
Mixed it rich (250grams to 4 litres water) and soaked for 30 minutes.
Water turned yellow (think morning after urine) and rust turned whiteish before disappearing.
Thorough rinse in cold clean water for a good while then into the sun to dry out for an hour or so.
I did end up with some tide marks on the chrome / nickel and the odd strange blemishes which I suspect relate to the quality of the rework the Frameset had before I got it. Some Peek and elbow grease soon put paid to those, though.
Now to treat the internals with ACF-50 and we are ready to build.
Sorry there are no pics; due to the location of all of the rust the "Before"s didn't turn out very well.
Still, I can confirm it works, and that any blemishes can be worked out with Peek. I probably would mix it leaner next time around, though, as the fumes were a bit heady!
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it's just a big anti-climax without pics :P
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have you done this to the dyno fella?
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have you done this to the dyno fella?
No, mate... that went straight to a mate at work for his kid.
I am working on a 1980 DB Pro Large! :smitten:
it's just a big anti-climax without pics :P
I know, that's why I said sorry!!! TTIUWP :'(
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sounds tasty, we definately need a more visual story of the build though fella otherwise i will chase you round the forum posting this
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/oo248/muddytubbie/this20thread20is20useless20without2.jpg)
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Will get some up on a new T&R Build Thread as soon as I have amassed the parts and am ready for an assembly! :daumenhoch:
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^^^ what they said about pics
mate what did you use to soak the frame in? been looking for a suitable (and cheap) container as for some reason my wife thinks that trying to make an acid bath using a bin bag and a cardboard tray is a bad idea. nearest thing I found was some underbed storage box but that wasn't exactly cheap
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square frame made of wood and some wheely bin liners :daumenhoch:
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I used a bucket for one end, and then the kitchen sink (the missus was at work) for the other.
Anything made of plastic, porcelain or glass, should be fine.
Clean.
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^^^ what they said about pics
mate what did you use to soak the frame in? been looking for a suitable (and cheap) container as for some reason my wife thinks that trying to make an acid bath using a bin bag and a cardboard tray is a bad idea. nearest thing I found was some underbed storage box but that wasn't exactly cheap
i used the kids little paddling pool >:D
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^^^ what they said about pics
mate what did you use to soak the frame in? been looking for a suitable (and cheap) container as for some reason my wife thinks that trying to make an acid bath using a bin bag and a cardboard tray is a bad idea. nearest thing I found was some underbed storage box but that wasn't exactly cheap
i used the kids little paddling pool >:D
http://www.mothercare.com/Mothercare-Bath-Jungle-Family/dp/B0030SJT3S/280-9030555-6680444?ie=UTF8&ref=sr_1_3&nodeId=44536031&sr=1-3&qid=1303924944&pf_rd_r=1CDXENKFAXNZB06N36TW&pf_rd_m=A2LBKNDJ2KZUGQ&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=44536031&pf_rd_p=231490867&pf_rd_s=related-tab-3-5
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i used the kids little paddling pool >:D
Awesome... ;D