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ernie
Senior Member
Username: ernie
Post Number: 845
Registered: 01-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, July 05, 2008 - 04:08 pm: | 
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I think we have talked of Electrolytic derusting here and I finally got around to trying it.
It is definatly the way to go if you aren't in a hurry. And still may be the way to go even if you are in a hurry.
Below are some pump parts before and after. They were in the "soup" for about 8 hours. Also my bucket with anodes attached. You can see the negetive lead from my battery charger that gets hooked to the part to be cleaned. I suspended the parts from a piece of wood using coathangers and small "C" clamps. I used a rusty "C" clamps on the parts in the "soup" so they got cleaned as well as the part.
You can google Electrolytic derusting or Electrolysis parts cleaning and find a lot of info.
Below is a link that I thought was especially good.
derusting info
Before and After clean parts and the same parts from the other end of the pump
Light scrubbing with a small wire brush after the parts were removed from the "soup" is all that is needed.
Bucket with anode connections black lead goes to the part to be cleaned
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ernie
Senior Member
Username: ernie
Post Number: 846
Registered: 01-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, July 05, 2008 - 04:34 pm: |
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In process this has been going for about an hour.
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searcher
Senior Member
Username: searcher
Post Number: 246
Registered: 10-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, July 06, 2008 - 10:27 pm: |
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Great demonstration. Thanks. |
bgoss
Advanced Member
Username: bgoss
Post Number: 33
Registered: 12-2007
| | Posted on Monday, July 07, 2008 - 07:26 pm: |
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Looks good Ernie.
What did you decide to use for your anode strips? |
ernie
Senior Member
Username: ernie
Post Number: 847
Registered: 01-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 08, 2008 - 06:46 am: |
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Just some sheet metal I had laying around. I would have made them bigger except that was all I had. |
