Comments on: How to Remove Rust from a #97 Coal Conveyor

By: Charles

Charles — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 00:50:08 +0000

In reply to Troy. Yes,I soaked a completely seized rusted chassis in white vinegar for several days, made it very usable again!

By: Troy

Troy — Sat, 17 Dec 2016 02:18:01 +0000

I have a friend whom recommended vinegar to remove rust. I tell ya it works like a charm and is very easy to obtain, use distilled as it can be diluted to suit the job, wether light rust removal or heavy duty. An example would be about two months ago I found a pair of rusted old vice grips in the mud of a yard I was working on. The owners let me keep them, so I soaked them and worked on them alittle with a toothbrush and presto! No rust and a operating pair of v-grips. I will warn however I don’t know what vinegar will do to paint as it’s an acid and might eat some paints. But rust will vanish with ease, just work the parts you want clean with a toothbrush dipped in vinegar. Then clean and prep for longetivity, whatever proses that may be. Hope this helped.

By: Donhttp

Donhttp — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 17:37:37 +0000

In reply to Peter Paladin.

Here is a link to the product. http://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/clr-calcium-lime-rust-remover/6000137479779?cmpid=sem_pla_google_en_none_6000137479779_10019600019432736160001943285026000188226310_5207&gclid=CJCb9ITP4tACFQKtaQodW2EI3Q

By: Athanasios Kotsovos

Athanasios Kotsovos — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 02:27:56 +0000

use molasses it works like David A Stokes said.

By: Louie Law

Louie Law — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 02:09:13 +0000

In reply to Louie Law. You would want to use baking soda and not sand. Other types of small scale blasters if you do a Google search. They work well if you use the right blasting media.

By: Louie Law

Louie Law — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 02:05:23 +0000

How about something like this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/391622474327?lpid=82&chn=ps&ul_noapp=true

By: Peter Paladin

Peter Paladin — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 23:47:58 +0000

In reply to Don. What does CRS stand for?

By: Don

Don — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 16:28:59 +0000

Soak in CRS. Use pure right out of the bottle and leave completely submerged, soak until all the rust is gone. I have used this method before even on a rusted carburetor and it came out perfect with no damage to the metal.

By: John Michael

John Michael — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 15:30:34 +0000

To remove rust, try Evapo Rust, available at Harbor Freight, Lowes, Home Depot, Wally World. Used by the military to remove rust from M1 Abrams tanks, they actually have a vat they drive the tanks in!
I have used it on delicate precision instruments without harm, works great, use it on tools, etc. and no I have no affiliation with the manufacturer.

By: Gary Grubb

Gary Grubb — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 11:33:27 +0000

Thanks for comments on the rust removal. Was going to just keep it as is, but when I put power to it, it ran. The molasses trick sounds strange, but will try it.

Gary

By: David A Stokes

David A Stokes — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 06:40:15 +0000

If rust is the issue then I presume we’re talking tinplate. The vintage car brigade submerge their rusty bits and pieces in a molasses solution. A gallon to 5 gallons of water, well stirred. Leave your items in the solution, but check progress at least daily as it can work really fast, or take weeks depending on the paint. Molasses can be pretty harsh so take care.

By: Peter S

Peter S — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 05:51:28 +0000

You could leave some rust in place to make it as a abandon Coal Conveyor. This would make it more authentic in the real world.