[Spridgets] rusty bits

Kevin Valentine kevinv1275 at gmail.com
Thu Apr 9 21:04:58 MDT 2009


On Apr 9, 2009, at 10:51 PM, Dean Hedin wrote:


> Electrolytic is my method of choice for dealing with any rust going  
> forward.
>
> Unfortunatley these methods only work for items off the car and can  
> be immersed
> in a bucket.


Dean,

You can use the electrolytic process without immersing the part.

The ground wire still goes to the part you are cleaning and the  
positive wire still goes to the sacrificial piece of metal.  The  
difference is, instead of using a bucket of solution, you use a towel  
(soaked with electrolytic solution) between the part and the rod.   
Keep the towel wet and the rust will be removed from the part.

I've done inner fenders and floors this way.  Just don't let the part  
(-) and the rod (+) touch each other.  The soaked towel must separate  
the two.  You must keep the towel soaked with solution and you need  
to use a fuse in the positive line in case the part does touch the  
sacrificial metal piece.

I used an old brake rotor as the sacrificial "rod" when I did the  
floors.

Kevin V.
Tuscarora, Pa


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