And it makes one hell of a racket when catching a driveway or speed bump....think finger nails on a chalk board.
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Anybody ever used vinegar to clean rust from nuts, bolts and small brackets?
I'm trying it out now on some on the stuff for the air dam and condenser brackets, I'll show results good or bad.
I'm trying it out now on some on the stuff for the air dam and condenser brackets, I'll show results good or bad.
91AOD5.0LX
I have a slight sag in my rear
Yes, I have…..Anybody ever used vinegar to clean rust from nuts, bolts and small brackets?
I'm trying it out now on some on the stuff for the air dam and condenser brackets, I'll show results good or bad.
let the bolts soak for a very long time but in my case they still didn’t come as clean as I wanted but it did work to some extent.
After a period of time, Take them out and hit with the wire brush then back to soaking if you prefer.
It works but I wss Expecting them to come looking brand new which didn’t happen. Lol
Line the bottom of a glass or plastic container with tin foil.
Set your rusty pieces on the foil and cover them with white vinegar.
Setup a power supply, and a cathode/anode made of plated or carbon steel (doesn't matter too much what).
Start the power supply up at (I dunno) 12ish volts and limit the current to half an amp or so.
Slowly add baking soda/powder and watch the current increase.
You should see some results pretty fast.
Set your rusty pieces on the foil and cover them with white vinegar.
Setup a power supply, and a cathode/anode made of plated or carbon steel (doesn't matter too much what).
Start the power supply up at (I dunno) 12ish volts and limit the current to half an amp or so.
Slowly add baking soda/powder and watch the current increase.
You should see some results pretty fast.
85GTStangGuy
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Vinegar is cheaper and you can put it around the yard for bugs and weeds. And the neighborhood cats will stay away. Do'n my part for the environment ya know?
And the neighbors too
we've used steel wool on chrome for years but the bolts ain't chrome
And the neighbors too
we've used steel wool on chrome for years but the bolts ain't chrome
manicmechanic007
5 Year Member
Readying myself to build a vibrating parts cleaner out of two old vibrating sanders and an old wheel barrow with some sand in it
I have not used one yet, but I see good results from a few guys online
They call the same things ultrasonic parts cleaners if you put some liquid cleaning solution in there
I have not used one yet, but I see good results from a few guys online
They call the same things ultrasonic parts cleaners if you put some liquid cleaning solution in there
Willybill32
But at least it's tight!
I used muratic acid to clean up some rusty parts. It works good, but you’ve got to coat the parts quickly once they come out of the acid bath, as they will develop surface rust if not coated.
Bill
I had some under dash pieces, and hard to wire wheel parts that I soaked in this... 15 minutes for some, 30 for others...
Hosed them with water to neutralize the acid, wiped em with Paint thinner or lacquer thinner, let em dry and gave em a coat of primer... A Very light sanding to give the paint some bite..
2 gallons at Home Depot were around $10? or so... Purchased a plastic storage tub from the same place ( all sorts of different sizes available) to soak things in..
This will not take off paint, it only works on rust...
Worked out very well for me....
No after pics.. So sorry....
WhiteCobra95
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That under-body sheet metal does look really nice! That's not something you see very often around here on a Michigan car.
fail !!
I spray'd em down with lube, I'm only using two pairs so
and you'll never see them.
As good as that is gonna get,
Had to ditch the flat metal I worked so hard on cleaning, painting and drilling holes after about 20 measurements taken. The bolts were just a tad short and I was NOT going back to Lowesdepo, already been there this morning for landscape wood and mulch,
And to prove I drive my junk here is Brand X at work, yeah it's a hard life,
I hate it when someone let's say, tells you a half(?) truth. I was told the air dam was new, it was not only new, it was still in the original package PLUS new, in package radiator to core support fillers AND push pins still in the package
Now where did I leave that check
Lower brace and NEW air dam installed, torqued down, wires hung by the brace and a bolt on the bell housing, Ready to move on to starter and hang,n those wires. It may not run when I'm done but it WILL be nice and orderly.
