Tom -
Thanks for the suggestion. I'll look into it. The local Ziebart folks claim
to offer a similar solution. However, their process involves using a
phosphoric acid (Naval Jelly) to convert the rust to an inert (?) deposit on
the surface. It does nothing to remove the material. And, for it to work,
the rust must be exposed. So there can't be any dirt, grease, or paint
covering the rust.
This is probably the same or a similar process. It's probably a good
solution for small to moderate areas, but I'm talking about a whole body,
chassis, wheels, etc. with 36 years of accumulated rust, grease, tar, mud, a
little bit of paint, and who knows what else that needs to be rinsed away.
It just seems that a blasting process or a chemical dip would be the most
satisfactory. However, as I said, the EPA chased the chemical dippers out of
the state and I'm afraid of blasting due to heat distortion, and the
possibility of some gorilla going right through the sheet metal with 200
PSI.
Regards,
Lew Palmer
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From: Tom LeBlanc
To: LEW
Subject: Rust Removal
Date: Friday, April 21, 1995 9:48AM
Lew, check out an Eastwood catalogue. They have a very nice product in
there
called Oxy-Solv that neutalizes rust and leaves a zink (I think) coating.
It
would be just the thing you are looking for.
Regards,
Tom Le Blanc '73 MGB
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I would seem to have a problem. I started investigating the availability of
chemical dip rust removal places and found there are none to be had in
Minnesota. I would believe that the Environmental Protection folks chased
them all out of business.
Given that I am launching into a ground up restoration of a reasonably solid
MGA, I would like to exorcise all the rust worms out of the body and chassis
before rebuilding the car. Also given that the MGA uses a box frame
construction, it is clear that blasting (of any kind - sand, plastic, glass,
etc) will not reach places it needs to reach.
The cost of chemical dipping is high enough, without adding $600 to ship the
car out of state to have this work done. But I would like to hear of other
solutions to the problem of a really GOOD method of rust removal.
Any ideas or offers accepted.
Regards,
Lew Palmer
lew@uci.com
1932 MG J2
1950 MG TD
1959 MGA
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