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Re: What's In Hot Tanks?

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Subject: Re: What's In Hot Tanks?
From: Wmccull@aol.com
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 1994 09:38:19 -0500
I have made my own micro hot tank that works extremely well for small parts.
 Buy a ceramic crock pot.  This is the type you normally use for slow cooking
a roast or stew.  Dump in about a half can of lye - Red Devil is good and
inexpensive.  Put a respirator on - the fumes can be very caustic!  Fill it
with hot water.  Set the heat setting so that the mixture is just below
boiling.  Dump in your parts.  After 1 to several hours depending on the
parts, the parts will be stripped of all oil, grease, and paint.  The parts
should be rinsed and lightly brushed.  This will not de-rust parts.  In
addition, don't use this for anything but steel or cast iron parts.


Bill McCullough

Plano, TX
Restoring a '61 MGA Mk II


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