Small parts I clean and de-rust with muriatic acid. I use a plastic tray
such as the Rubbermaid product that is intended for under the bed storage
(about 3' long, 1' wide and about 6") deep for long narrow things and a
small plastic bucket for other small parts. Submerge parts and in about an
hour, the rustiest piece of metal comes out as clean, gray steel. At this
point it is important to thoroughly wash (scrub) the parts with soap and
water a couple of times and then blow dry. Prime and seal asap. Keep the
acid covered as the fumes are nasty. The acid can be re-used numerous
times. It's available at hardware stores and/or pool supply houses.
Does anyone else do this?
Whitney Haist
CA
-----Original Message-----
From: Deve Krehbiel <dkrehbiel@kscable.com>
To: oletrucks@autox.team.net <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, January 21, 2000 6:40 PM
Subject: [oletrucks] Nutz and Boltz
>Now that I have a Blast Cabinet (woohoo!!) and can clean most everything in
>house, I still have parts too big or too small for the cabinet. No problem
>on too big.. I just go fire up that monster sandblaster at the concrete
>company. But I have tons of nuts and bolts, washers, small threaded parts
>that need cleaned really good. What is the most effective way to clean nuts
>and bolts, etc? I have a 3/4 horse bench grinder that nearly take your
>fingers off when you are trying to clean them small parts. I will replace
>most nuts and bolts but there are still many small parts that need
cleaning.
>Ideas?
>
>Deve
>50' 3100 (in parts all over the place)
>
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
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