[Healeys] Fwd: To: The World as Defined by healeymanjim

[David Schweninger]

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From: David Schweninger <quenty at ntelos.net>
Date: February 11, 2009 7:03:47 PM EST
To: <healeymanjim at hansencc.net>
Subject: To: The World as Defined by healeymanjim

Ok Jim.
The first thing to do is figure out what is the biggest part you want  
to remove the rust from. Keep in mind long pieces can be done one half  
at a time.
I used a plastic kitty litter bucket. (not the one used by the cats,  
the one used by the market). you then place pieces of iron (steel)  
around the sides of the bucket.
I used 16GA. cold rolled sheet. You can use anything that contains  
Iron. I used the sheet because I could drill holes in the upper  
corners and hook them all together with 12Ga. solid copper wire  
(stripped).
In order to hang parts in the tub I bent a piece of heavy copper wire  
so it would lay across top of the tub without touching the steel  
plates. I notched the rim of the bucket.
This is about a 5 gallon bucket so I put in about 3 cups of Washing  
Soda. Fill the tub with water as required and your ready to go. Pick a  
part and hang it on the cross bar. Hook the minus clip of battery  
charger to your part and the plus clip to the steel plates.
Keep in mind this process splits the water back into hydrogen and  
oxygen (bubbles) in small quantities. If you get a lot of bubbles try  
putting the charger on 6V. Keep it out in the open with adequate  
ventilation.In other words don't put it in a cabinet and close the door.

  I left really rusty stuff in over night. some things only a few  
hours. Most of the rust will fall off or you can knock it off. If  
there is loose paint with rust under it, it will sometimes fall off too.
You can't hurt any thing by leaving it in too long. The water and soda  
is non toxic altho it gets pretty goopy after a while.
I remove the parts and wash them off under running water. I use a wire  
scrub brush or steel wool. Sometimes there is a black scum which  
washes off easily.

I blow dry everything as it will start to rust in a matter minutes.  
Paint, plate or oil ASAP.

Hope this helps

              Dave and Daisy


On Feb 8, 2009, at 10:58 PM, <healeymanjim at hansencc.net> <healeymanjim at hansencc.net 
 > wrote:

alright dave, tell me how you do that?  the world wants to know.  hjim


> -------Original Message-------
> From: David Schweninger <quenty at ntelos.net>
> Subject: [Healeys] De rusting
> Sent: Feb 08 '09 21:16
>
> If you Google  "rust removal by electrolysis" You'll find a
> fascinating list of sites on rust removal. The" old engines" guy even
> has a picture of a 1918
> Chevrolet V8 Engine.
> I used Wash Soda and a battery charger to remove rust from a lot of
> healey parts, large- rear axels, and small- all those little bits that
> lay around rusting.
> It works great.
>
>   Dave and Daisy
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