Original Posted By: "skellytown flyer"
I'm surprised that no one (I know of) has done the "trimotor" paint scheme.....?!?!?!?--------Jake Schultz - curator,Newport Way Air Museum (OK, it's just my home)Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ttachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/ford ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Rust removal
Pietenpol-List: Rust removal
Original Posted By: Rod Wooller
This may have been on here before but it is from the Corvair site. could be ofsome use to a few if they are restoring tractors, model A's or whatever.if thereis any interest there were several follow ups dealing with where to get theSoda. basically I think the easiest one was some type of swimming pool additiveavailable at hardware stores or pool supply stores.PH-up? might have been thename of the product.RaymondThis may have been mentioned on the list before, but last weekend I built myself an electrolysis vat for cleaning away rust. This really works. I cleaned my exhaust logs and my cooling baffles. Once out of the vat it took very little work to get them ready for painting. One exhaust log had a crack through one port and after removing them from the vat I was able to clearly see where the crack ran so I could vee it out and repair it with brazing. This link is a pretty good description of the electrolysis process. http://www.rowand.net/Shop/Tools/Electrolysis.htm This only works on ferris metals. I did do a little sand blasting afterwards but I am not sure it was really necessary. Just be careful as the process generates hydrogen which is very explosive. I located my vat outside and even in sub zero tempratures the electrolysis generated enough heat that nothing froze.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:03:13 +1300
This may have been on here before but it is from the Corvair site. could be ofsome use to a few if they are restoring tractors, model A's or whatever.if thereis any interest there were several follow ups dealing with where to get theSoda. basically I think the easiest one was some type of swimming pool additiveavailable at hardware stores or pool supply stores.PH-up? might have been thename of the product.RaymondThis may have been mentioned on the list before, but last weekend I built myself an electrolysis vat for cleaning away rust. This really works. I cleaned my exhaust logs and my cooling baffles. Once out of the vat it took very little work to get them ready for painting. One exhaust log had a crack through one port and after removing them from the vat I was able to clearly see where the crack ran so I could vee it out and repair it with brazing. This link is a pretty good description of the electrolysis process. http://www.rowand.net/Shop/Tools/Electrolysis.htm This only works on ferris metals. I did do a little sand blasting afterwards but I am not sure it was really necessary. Just be careful as the process generates hydrogen which is very explosive. I located my vat outside and even in sub zero tempratures the electrolysis generated enough heat that nothing froze.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:03:13 +1300
Pietenpol-List: Rust removal
Original Posted By: Jim Boyer