Electrolysis Bath for Large Parts

Double Low Turtle · Jul 29, 2008

How's this for fenders, hood etc. :idea: "Currently" attacking rust on my 640's Left side hood panel. If you can't steal the kids, they are pretty inexpensive at Wally World.

Jamo 58 · Jul 30, 2008

Question for ya... So the ground line goes to the part your cleaning? and the red goes to the sacrificial piece of metal??...what is the piece that you have across the top of the pool? is your sacrificial anode in the water? and....(sorry for all the questions but I want to rig up a setup like this) do you use washing soda, baking soda, or lye?

Thanks,

Jamo

Double Low Turtle · Jul 30, 2008

That is correct, ground black negative to part being cleaned and red positive to sacrificial metal for which I used lengths of rebar tied together with baling wire in a grid pattern and laid it in the bottom of pool. The piece across top of pool is a scrap piece of wooden plank to hang whatever piece I am cleaning and keep it away from and shorting to rebar. Used some baling wire to hang it from the wood and than attached negative side to wire. I used Arm and Hammer Washing Soda only. Lye is not needed but you can use it also to remove paint quicker. Just be cautious as it can burn you if it gets on your skin or blind, if it gets in your eyes. I chose not to take that risk if not needed. Pool is holding about 70 gallons of water and I stirred in enough washing soda to bring my amperage up to 13 amps. Took about 3 cups. I also have since added a car battery in line with the setup. Not needed but helps prevent feedback from charger.

Double Low Turtle · Jul 30, 2008

Couple of links that explain Watt you need to know for electrolysis
http://users.eastlink.ca/~pspencer/nsaeta/electrolysis.html
http://www.fboerger.com/restorationtips.html

souNdguy · Jul 31, 2008

the pool section of wal mart sells a bottle of ph+ that is the same as the washing soda.. twice the size bottle.. half the price..

soundguy

Anonymous-0 · Aug 1, 2008

Jamo, you need an older non-automatic charger to do this. Red to the sacrificial steel piece.

Jamo 58 · Aug 4, 2008

thanks...you answered my question before i even had it (looks like ill be getting a non automatic charger since the one i have is automatic ...i was thinking that was why nothing was happening)

-jamo

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