T-16 S/N 5399 T.D. 97377 Restoration

[Philliphastings]

Very interesting posts Lynn and David. It has got me thinking. Years ago when I first recovered 2 pounder Carrier 6146 from rural NSW I filled up the hull with warm water and molasses and left it to work for a week or two. I seem to remember that the result was pretty good but not perfect.

I am thinking of trying citric acid in the scout carrier for two reasons:

1/ we use it almost daily at the Military museum and so far has provided some fantastic stripping results and at a very moderate cost (as well as environmentally and persaonnaly safe)

2/ Surprisingly enough the interior of the Scout hull is actually very good - in parts where the original finish of the armour can be seen it appears almost like new - it's just that almost everything else has a thick layer of rust and many of the original bolts have become compromised.

The outer and especially the upper armour is in good condition save for a thick rust encrustation and I might consider the old trusty wire wheel (or a few of them) if the citric acid works well enough. It might sound very slow and labour intensive but when you are 300km's from the nearest industrialised city you have to make-do

Wish me luck

Cheers

Phill