Chorehorse restoration project

[Bob Carriere]

....with a lye solution, in a plastic barrel, using DC current to remove rust, grease, paint and skin if your are not serious. We used a large battery charger and a bank of old 12 v batteries...... it really bubbles off with hydrogen gas so you need a sunny day outside. I used a circular SS plate wrapped to the inside of the barrel. I did both axle housings, one half at a time suspending the axle castings from the tractor bucket....high pressure spray wash/rinse......metal prep ( phosphoric acid ) then POR 15 all in one warm sunny afternoon.

Mike is right you can by the solution in 40 pounds bags in agriculture/feed store a lot cheaper.

If you notice that the skin of your hands are getting slippery, it's your skin fat dissolving in lye......... a very quick rinse in water will resolve the solution.

Goggles.... good thick rubber gloves and old clothes you plan to junk is best.

Dispose of the barrel content one a heavy rainy day.....keeps the weeds away for the rest of the season.

[chris vickery]

In my shop I have a rubberized apron, face shield with goggles and high cuffed PVC gloves whenever I get into heavy duty cleaning.

[Jordan Baker]

More parts out after soaking for a few days. It was interesting to see three different colours of paint that had been applied.

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Jordan Baker

More parts out after soaking for a few days. It was interesting to see three different colours of paint that had been applied.

That is very typical of any equipment that was painted by the army. I recall the many times I sanded back the old paint on various ex-military vehicles , usually two or three distinctly different shades of green appear one after the other.

I just spotted another Horse FS on facebook ..

The project is coming along nicely.

[Mike K]

This Horse needs some Oats and a warm stable .

I have contacted the seller . Will see if I can save it .