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1. Storing Parts (score: 1): Author: "Kai M. Radicke" <kmr@pil.net>; Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2000 17:17:38 -0400; How would you store, for the long term, parts such as crankshafts and camshafts without having to worry about oxidation setting in or "shelf wear" on the surfaces? I am not thrilled at all with Cosmo; /html/shop-talk/2000-08/msg00016.html (8,114 bytes)
2. RE: Storing Parts (score: 1): Author: "Larry Hoy" <larryhoy@Prodigy.Net>; Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2000 17:09:24 -0600; Move the part to Denver? Nothing rusts in Denver. Larry Hoy; /html/shop-talk/2000-08/msg00017.html (9,047 bytes)
3. Re: Storing Parts (score: 1): Author: Duncan120@aol.com; Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2000 20:49:00 EDT; << So what are the solutions for long term part storage? >> Remember to "hang" the cranks and cams. Do not lay them down. Why not spray them with oil every so often? This will give you a chance to "v; /html/shop-talk/2000-08/msg00018.html (7,584 bytes)
4. RE: Storing Parts (score: 1): Author: "Gerald J. Brazil" <gerrybraz@voyager.net>; Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2000 21:40:43 -0400; Ron said,,,,"Remember to "hang" the cranks and cams. Do not lay them down." Why? Do they make great wind chimes?....seriously, why?; /html/shop-talk/2000-08/msg00022.html (7,685 bytes)
5. Re: Storing Parts (score: 1): Author: Duncan120@aol.com; Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2000 22:00:04 EDT; << Why? Do they make great wind chimes?....seriously, why? >> Well, that's what I heard over the past years (25 or so) so they don't distort or "bend." I can't quote the exact source but it may have; /html/shop-talk/2000-08/msg00023.html (7,919 bytes)
6. Re: Storing Parts (score: 1): Author: Susan and John Roper <vscjohn@huntnet.net>; Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2000 21:32:19 -0500; I think more properly that you don't want to lay them on a hard(concrete)floor, as over time they could take a slight set. My understanding is that so long as the surface is not unyeilding, no proble; /html/shop-talk/2000-08/msg00024.html (8,316 bytes)
7. RE: Storing Parts (score: 1): Author: "Larry Hoy" <larryhoy@Prodigy.Net>; Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2000 22:46:26 -0600; I think no matter how you lay a crank down, the weight will not be evenly distributed over the entire length. Some portion will be "bridging" the surface it is laying on. In an engine the crank is su; /html/shop-talk/2000-08/msg00025.html (9,642 bytes)
8. Re: Storing Parts (score: 1): Author: Mike Sloane <msloane@att.net>; Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2000 06:46:06 -0400; It is easy enough to build a simple wooden stand with vertical pieces to support the crankshaft by the mains, but the contact between the metal and wood would invite corrosion. Maybe a piece of wax p; /html/shop-talk/2000-08/msg00028.html (11,083 bytes)
9. Re: Storing Parts (score: 1): Author: Jim Juhas <james.f.juhas@snet.net>; Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2000 09:01:07 -0400; I made my own mixture of kerosene and motor oil, then put it in a cheap or used spray bottle. Although I visit these parts somewhat regularly, the coating seems to stay in place for an unexpectedly l; /html/shop-talk/2000-08/msg00029.html (9,749 bytes)
10. Re: Storing Parts (score: 1): Author: Brian Borgstede <borgstede@umsl.edu>; Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 08:50:57 -0600; If you are just keeping the parts in case you might need them some day or don't plan to use them for years, what about paint? You can pick up and move the parts without a big mess. Your wife may even; /html/shop-talk/2000-08/msg00031.html (9,068 bytes)
11. Re: Storing Parts (score: 1): Author: "Rex Burkheimer" <rex@txol.net>; Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 09:09:52 -0700; My experience with WD40 and stored firearms indicates rust prevention is not it's strong suit. Less than a year later, rust was forming. I would consider one of the engine assembly aerosols. Berryman; /html/shop-talk/2000-08/msg00032.html (10,834 bytes)
12. Re: Storing Parts (score: 1): Author: epetrevich@relavis.com; Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 11:19:17 -0400; Just an idea, but what about that "Fexi-coat" stuff. (Used to make new handles on tools and such) Maybe you can paint it on. Once it hardens, it's airtight. It will also prevent little nicks and such; /html/shop-talk/2000-08/msg00036.html (13,003 bytes)
13. RE: Storing Parts (score: 1): Author: "Kent Sullivan" <kentsu@corvairkid.com>; Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 09:38:01 -0700; That type of coating sounds promising. GM used something similar in the 60s to coat pieces of "bright trim". The black coating remains somewhat pliable (but not gooey) and is reasonably easy to peel; /html/shop-talk/2000-08/msg00038.html (12,744 bytes)
14. Re: Storing Parts (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 11:16:52 -0700; I recently unearthed my lathe after two years of storage outside under a tarp - it suffered no apparent rusting. I had sprayed down all exposed surfaces with a product from Brownell's that combines a; /html/shop-talk/2000-08/msg00039.html (8,081 bytes)
15. Re: Storing Parts (score: 1): Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>; Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 15:16:48 -0500; Rex suggested: not I've had the same experience and, when I asked an old trusted gunsmith/gun maker, he touted me onto a product called "Breakfree" which does not gum up and does protect against rust; /html/shop-talk/2000-08/msg00040.html (8,061 bytes)
16. Re: Storing Parts (score: 1): Author: Roland Wilhelmy <rwil@cts.com>; Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2000 13:58:50 -0700; Breakfree is also specified for electric garage door opener mechanisms and should be available in most any adequate hardware store. I'd consider LPS3 myself, though. -Roland; /html/shop-talk/2000-08/msg00042.html (8,261 bytes)
17. Re: Storing Parts (score: 1): Author: IrritableIam@aol.com; Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 22:08:10 EDT; I work at a company that makes internal engine parts for the "Big 3" and more. We use a Steelhide Rust Preventative, it is sold by Mobil. Works great, we have parts stored in our warehouse for years; /html/shop-talk/2000-08/msg00047.html (7,576 bytes)
18. RE: storing parts (score: 1): Author: Richard George <rkg@teleport.com>; Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2000 21:50:25 -0700; Hey guys, I hear that Break Free CLP works good for long term storage of rust prone metal (talked to a guy in Corpus Christie who swears by it for storing guns, etc.,). rkg (Richard George); /html/shop-talk/2000-08/msg00050.html (7,437 bytes)
19. Re: Storing Parts (score: 1): Author: Gordon Glasgow <glasgow@serv.net>; Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2000 22:44:53 -0700; Cams: I made a cam holder out of sections of PVC pipe that is kind of like a wine rack. Doesn't take up much shelf space that way. Cranks: I store my cranks standing on end, but that isn't really a g; /html/shop-talk/2000-08/msg00061.html (9,870 bytes)

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