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19-02-12, 04:02
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If you have the tanks dipped, talk with the staff first to find out if their chemicals will cause the solder joints to let go. I know the place I used here in the USA had chemicals that would dissolve the rust on steel with no adverse affects but it also dissolved pot-metal and some other things which was a bad surprise for me with one T-16 part.
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19-02-12, 13:33
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Soft solder,which is an alloy of tin and lead, is completely impervious to any of the acids normally used for de-rusting steel. This includes spirits of salts which is very evil stuff made up of a mixture of sulphuric and hydrochloric acids.
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19-02-12, 15:47
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interesting that the baffles on a T16 tank run lengthways rather than width ways like earlier universals
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19-02-12, 22:46
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the slot in the baffle is for guiding the sender arm. ( sorry if thats obvious). Not sure why they would be set the other way around, other than the fact the T16 climbs better than a U/C and spends less time on its side !
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20-02-12, 00:41
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hahaha.. no idea.. but mine are width ways rather than length
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20-02-12, 08:33
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Does anyone know what sort of acid dip I should go for if i can find someone locally? I had heard that the guys that do furniture stripping can do this sort of thing. My nearest specialist company I know about is 240 miles away, so really looking for someone near Kent.
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20-02-12, 09:30
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if it was me i would sink the tank in mollassas... gets rid of the rust will take a fortnight but its not as invasive as acid and will get the metal pristine, then re seal it with POR solution
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