Electrolysis

[gingea1pom]

This month’s CKC has a good article on the whole electrolysis/chemical de-rusting thing.

Also a picture of a rather striking bloke on page 56 (picture 38, the one on the right)

[alga]

Awww, going to check the mailbox...

Nope, still empty. And it's frigging -15°C outside!

[gingea1pom]

I would wait for it to turn up; it is a 5 page article with 32 pictures. Very good

[alga]

OK, the exact chemistry is a mystery even to specialists, here's an article about it: http://www.holzwerken.de/museum/link...lanation.phtml

[Land Locked]

There was an article some time back explaining why one should not use stainless. link (about 4 posts down)

[adrianreeve]

I did my sierra front and rear hubs, and have just done all four calipers - it's brilliant and will send you looking for more rusty stuff to do!

If you can, I would use a sheet of mld steel rather than strip, as you will get quicker results.

The great thing is the process won't attack good metal, so bearing surfaces etc are unaffected

Cheers

Adrian

[Peter-C]

Cheers,

Hubs here we come !!

Peter

[alga]

Originally Posted by adrianreeve

The great thing is the process won't attack good metal, so bearing surfaces etc are unaffected

Yep, it does not etch rust and metal, it reduces rust to metal.