Mr Gorsky
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Watched an early episode of Graveyard Carz some time back and Mark told the long turd to "take those bolts out back and put them in the muriatic acid to clean them up".
Today I Googled "muriatic".
Muriatic acid is diluted Hydrochloric acid...some say four parts acid to six parts water. I couldn't find any Muriatic acid in my neck of the woods, so I just got some from full strength gear from the hardware store. Cheap.
Being cautious, I went ten percent acid (always add acid to water, never water to acid). Use gloves, goggles, sleeves, etc. Into a plastic container went the water, then the acid, then the parts.
Only do this outside in a well ventilated area. Not in your workshop. Google says that the fumes will rust everything nearby...overnight. And your lungs. Keep the kids and dog away.
Fantastic stuff. A few hours later, bingo:
Before:
...and after:
No scrubbing, no scotchbrite, nothing. Just rinsed and applied WD40 to prevent further rusting in the short term.
More pics to come.
Regards,
Mr G :cool:
Today I Googled "muriatic".
Muriatic acid is diluted Hydrochloric acid...some say four parts acid to six parts water. I couldn't find any Muriatic acid in my neck of the woods, so I just got some from full strength gear from the hardware store. Cheap.
Being cautious, I went ten percent acid (always add acid to water, never water to acid). Use gloves, goggles, sleeves, etc. Into a plastic container went the water, then the acid, then the parts.
Only do this outside in a well ventilated area. Not in your workshop. Google says that the fumes will rust everything nearby...overnight. And your lungs. Keep the kids and dog away.
Fantastic stuff. A few hours later, bingo:
Before:
...and after:
More pics to come.
Regards,
Mr G :cool:
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