dan_g8
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| posted on 24/11/08 at 01:48 PM |
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electrolysis - what is the largest part dim ? .....
All, i want to try my hand at electrolysis to clean all of the rust off my components so that i can paint them ect.
I want to get a container that will fit all of my parts in (obiously not all at once). so my question is what is the largest part and its dim?
I wont be doing the engine/gearbox so im guessing that the prop/ drive shafts will be the largest?
Thanks in advanced
Dan
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02GF74
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| posted on 24/11/08 at 01:56 PM |
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does it matter? dig a hole in the garden and line with pond liner or tarp, pour in the electrolyte, wire up to battery and job done. you probably
have a plastic wheelie bin which is more than ample - to reduce the volume of electrolyte, fill it will plarstic bottles filled with water so they
don't float.
job done.
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BenB
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| posted on 24/11/08 at 01:57 PM |
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Or even easier fill it with mollasses 1:10 and leave it to do it's magic 
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tomblyth
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| posted on 24/11/08 at 04:28 PM |
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washing soda £1.15 will fill a swimming pool!
[img]https://www.heritage-homeandgarden.co.uk/product_info.php?language=en&products_id=18399[/img]
also at tescos
link
[Edited on 24/11/08 by tomblyth]
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chrisg
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| posted on 24/11/08 at 04:35 PM |
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The recent Practical classics article mentitoned doing bits in situ with a sponge, you could do a whole chassis like that.
I'll try to dig it out.
Cheers
Chris 
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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trogdor
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| posted on 24/11/08 at 05:26 PM |
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if you can find a bath that would work. Theres one on my parents allotment that i have my eye on.
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 24/11/08 at 05:31 PM |
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I've used a sponge to the prop shaft in bits worked a treat... Stopped getting water into the bearings, of the UJ's... So you could do
that on the large bits (with a sponge you can do small bit's at a time)..
So I only used a large plastic tub about 30x30x40cm..
Dan
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BenB
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| posted on 24/11/08 at 05:57 PM |
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Wallpapering polystyrene trays are useful for long thin things. Also gardening window boxes...
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tomblyth
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| posted on 24/11/08 at 07:18 PM |
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kids paddeling pool
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/items/__paddling-pool_W0QQ_nkwZpaddlingQ20poolQ20QQ_cqrZtrueQQ_nkwuscZpaddelingQQ_nkwuscZpool#
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kipper
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| posted on 24/11/08 at 07:31 PM |
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electroysis tub
The council delivered mine, 600x400 x300 deep, with a lid. Said sumat about recycling. I havn't even got a bike??? 
Where did that go?
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Asennad
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| posted on 27/11/08 at 06:11 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by chrisg
The recent Practical classics article mentitoned doing bits in situ with a sponge, you could do a whole chassis like that.
I'll try to dig it out.
Cheers
Chris
Could you expand on that for us foreigners please?
I assume that by some magic you mean that you can do electrolysis using a sponge on parts while still connected to the car?!
Never heard of that before - sounds interesting.
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