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17-12-10, 17:39
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Lye solution....
I used a more agressive approach to de -rusting...
Using a 45 gal. barrell with thetop cut off....filled with water and lye solution form rural hardware store.... used up to two batteries and a battery charger. Batteries would drain in about one hour.... battery charger was hot... Installed a sheet of Stainless Steel around the perimetre of the drum ..about 6 square feet.......SS will last longer in a strong solution....Suspended complete axles in the barrell using the bucket of the tractor..... did one end... reversed for other half.... working outside H gas was not a serious concern.... the lye solution really removes grease from your bare hands.... and some skin... Rinsed with a high pressure water gun and sun dried..... sprayed with Phosphoric acid to etch....sun dried again ....iron phosphate dust rub down lightly with 3M pad...... paint with POR. Lye is dangerous and toxic..... advantage is that it also removes any paint and degreases the inner part of the axle tube..... Empty drum on a rainy day when ground is already soaked with water.... skimming the greasy oil lumpy scum from the surface is recommended. Remember that the bigger the parts.... the bigger the sacrificial plate... the stronger the solution the faster and hotter things will get. Keeping pets and kids away is mandatory..... all these processes can be dangerous but then so is the torch, plasma cutter, grinder, etc..... Bob C.
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18-12-10, 15:42
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now my tracks are freed up (the hard way) i was going to blast them and coat them in a thinned down bitumen paint and leave them out in the sun or give them a going over with a blow torch. i don't know if they originally had a black finish to them but modern tracks always come with what i assume is a bitumen based preservative coating, anyone got any idea's on this.
eddy
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18-12-10, 16:07
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not sure i know during war time they wee raw steel no paint etc etc. that said i will still do my tracks in a black coating
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18-12-10, 17:47
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I woulnd't bother painting the tracks as there really is no need. Mine haven't moved in 1.5 yrs (no engine back yet) There is a bit of surface rust and thats it. As soon as you go for a drive on dirt and grass they clean right up.
What is your reasons for wanting to paint them black?
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18-12-10, 19:44
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Jordan
Because "Mick" (jagger) said "Paint it Black"
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18-12-10, 20:43
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Richie's MK1 Restoration
I was l looking on You tube at the sites on getting rid of rust Lots of different ways Worth a look geoege
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18-12-10, 23:49
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i was going to paint them black as in my experience tracks always come with a black coating painted on them and i think it might look quite smart, how long it will last i don't know, i'll just have to try it and see for myself.
eddy
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