2point5RS_Dan
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Tonight's garage experiment
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scoobiesforlife
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an electro dunk tank to depaint rims?
krazykarpenter
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I am with ray, either for rust, paint or plateing something
2point5RS_Dan
HATER DAN
Ding ding ding. Ray's got it.
Electrolysis rust removal.
Water + baking soda + some huge metal pieces + wire + electrical source.
I haven't seen the rim yet, but the aftermath of the setup was sitting in the driveway this morning.
Note the water color and the rust on the beam. The beam was ground down to bare metal last night, so the rust you see on it is rust transferred from the rim we dipped.
Electrolysis rust removal.
Water + baking soda + some huge metal pieces + wire + electrical source.
I haven't seen the rim yet, but the aftermath of the setup was sitting in the driveway this morning.
Note the water color and the rust on the beam. The beam was ground down to bare metal last night, so the rust you see on it is rust transferred from the rim we dipped.
Spiller1327
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so how does the rim look?
2point5RS_Dan
HATER DAN
They look pretty good. I'll try and get some pics later.
My dad was lazy and didn't want to change the water between some of them, so they're not as mint as they could be.
Some sources say you can use an acid or lye to make the process go faster. We just used baking soda and water and were pretty half ass about everything.
It does work though, the rusted areas turn black and the rust moves to the water or to the electrodes. Once you hit the rim with a hose, it starts blowing chunks of paint off. I think some sandblasting and painting might go down pretty soon. Then it's getting some tires for 'em.
It's pretty sweet.
My dad was lazy and didn't want to change the water between some of them, so they're not as mint as they could be.
Some sources say you can use an acid or lye to make the process go faster. We just used baking soda and water and were pretty half ass about everything.
It does work though, the rusted areas turn black and the rust moves to the water or to the electrodes. Once you hit the rim with a hose, it starts blowing chunks of paint off. I think some sandblasting and painting might go down pretty soon. Then it's getting some tires for 'em.
It's pretty sweet.
Nate
Founding Father
My mother has an antique shop. She had a seller that rented spaces from her that strictly dealt with cast iron cookware. He used a process to recondition OLD cast iron pots and pans to brand new with lye. I'm sure it was the same process. I have some stuff that looks better then new stuff at stores. And Ive seen some of the stuff hes taken in to recondition to sell. Unbelievable.
2point5RS_Dan
HATER DAN
Greetings from my driveway:
Two rims are dunked and sandblasted, two left to go.
Here's the first finished one:
Two rims are dunked and sandblasted, two left to go.
Here's the first finished one: