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(Dells Recipe: Corn Starch Red Devil Lye)

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Diceman

03-18-2003 22:32:16




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Dell, I was looking back through the achives to gain information on how to prepare the tractor for painting and ran across your recipe for paint removal(Corn Starch & Dye), any chance you have any recipes for surface rust, other than sandblasting....thanks in advance...




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Hillbillee

01-16-2004 11:47:58




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 Re: (Dells Recipe: Corn Starch Red Devil Lye) in reply to Diceman, 03-18-2003 22:32:16  
The best and easiest rust remover I have ever used is an all natural, organic product, manufactured by Shaklee, called Basic H.

You can buy a quart of it for around $10 off the net or from a dealer. Mix 2 tablespoons per gallon of water. Soak rusty objects in it and let it do the work for you.

Hill



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LarryNAA

03-19-2003 08:56:52




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 Re: (Dells Recipe: Corn Starch Red Devil Lye) in reply to Diceman, 03-18-2003 22:32:16  
You might also consider a Needle Scaler to remove rust. This works particularly well on castings. What's a Needle Scaler? It's a pneumatic tool, not much bigger than an impact wrench, and it basically has a bunch of 1/8" pins ("needles") that move back and forth under air power. I got tired of sandblasing, and I picked up one of these gizmos for about $40 from Harbor Freight. So, you push the "needles" up against a rusty casting, pull the trigger, and the rust (and paint, etc) just comes flying off. Leaves a bare metal finish. Be careful on sheetmetal: it can leave small dimples. But if you're taking off rust, who really cares? The sheetmatal won't be too smooth anyway. I did most of my NAA fenders with the needle scaler, added some bondo, and paint, and it looks fine, even after 2 years of use and abuse. So there's my Needle Scaler add.

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ra;ytasch

03-19-2003 02:14:55




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 Re: (Dells Recipe: Corn Starch Red Devil Lye) in reply to Diceman, 03-18-2003 22:32:16  
Like brother Dell says, muratic acid works for rust but be sure to neutralize it WELL. I thought I had some castings neutralized until the rust bugs started to appear a year later under the paint. Next step, remove all paint from that casting, neutralize again, seal and paint again. Electrolysis works great as rust removal, especially on wheels, actually anything you can get submerged. Think creativly here and you'll figure out how to submerge and prepare many parts of an N. If your electrolitic solution is strong enough it will remove paint along with the rust.
ray

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uh . . . Dell (WA)

03-18-2003 23:59:33




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 Re: (Dells Recipe: Corn Starch Red Devil Lye) in reply to Diceman, 03-18-2003 22:32:16  
Diceman..... ..thats Zanes' cornstarch & Lye recipe, not mine. It works and is cheap. The are other paint removers that work just as well but are more expensive.

I was just reading a "hot-rod" magazine where they were expousing the merits of a mild (diluted) "muriatic acid" (hydrochloric acid) wipe or cheap brush for mild surface rust. Claimed most surface rust is desolved in 15 minutes but didn't affect the paint. Use rubber gloves and mask and eye protection. Wash well with desolved arm & hammer baking soda to neutralize the acid. Protect from flash rust after cleaning.

Muriatic acid is available at hardware stores where it is used in brickwall and tile clean-up. OR swimming pool supplies. Don't know any thing more. Better living thru chemistry (grin)..... ..Dell

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DELL.. John,PA

03-19-2003 08:11:18




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 Re: Re: (Dells Recipe: Corn Starch Red Devil Lye) in reply to uh . . . Dell (WA), 03-18-2003 23:59:33  
I know 'bout some of them ZANE's recipes. He almost did in my great-grandfather at GETTYSBURG.

BECARE of the CLAPPER GIRLS.

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