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11-06-15, 15:04

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Terry Warner

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Molasses and Water rust bath

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Originally Posted by jdmcm

For the more delicate pieces I did not want to blast but had years of corrosion, I used the old molasses and water bath...both final drives were placed in a 50/50 molasses and water bath, took about three months total. They went in frozen solid and covered in scaly rust...they came out like they just left the factory...we were able to spin the them apart by hand ... everything was pressure washed, disassembled, new seals and re-assembled

Can I dip an entire vehicle?

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