Thread: waxing lyrical
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Old 13th April 2011, 05:57 PM
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my car chassis and running gear is covered in what i assume is wax oil . what would be the best way to remove this? the resultant parts will then be prepped for paint etc.smoothrite? also ive been reading about cleaning parts using electrolosis . is it ok to drop a complete hub and caliper in? would this affect the bearings seals etc.any help would be appreciated.::
probably not wise as the electrolytical reaction will attack good metal as well as rust..... the removal of ions from a rusty part releases the rust flakes which end up as the crud and the clean steel at the other end of the circuit acquires ions and ends up looking knotty......if you can seal off any parts you want leaving alone like bearings/seals good metal etc then yes it will work but risky I think.
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