Guest Foggy norm Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 When someone mentions part's stripper's, the thought of a big vat of stripping agent pop's up, not so. I've taken part's to a professional stripper locally and was suprized the method of stripping was heat! BIG oven's! Informed that the temperature wasn't that bad, approximately 370?? and it may discolor chrome. Amazed at what this process accomplishes with rust (lucky anything was left). The temperature does bother me enough that I hesitate to take wire spoke wheels for this, thinking the heat (if this is the correct temp) may weaken the metal. Anybody use this process, any opinion......norman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcarfudd Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 I think I'll avoid it with wooden bodies.Gil Fitzhugh, Morristown, NJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Normbc9 Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 I'm in my mid 70's and an old ranch kid. We used heat for breaking loose rusted bolts on our implements and on small things my grandfather would get out a gallon of Cider Vinegar and soak it for a day of two in a pan we had. It seemed to do wonders too. Thanks for the reminder Norm.Normbc9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28 Chrysler Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 370 should not hurt most metal parts . I have used a propane torch on very thick paint.Normally I use electrolysis to remove rust and paint sheet metal or stamped parts.This will not remove any metal and there is no hazardous waste if you do not use stainless steel for the anode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC5 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I've had some success with animal grade molasses (diluted 5 - 9 parts water, 1 part molasses). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Foggy norm Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 MikeC5, That's a new one, along with the Coca Cola, stripping could become a picnic. My concern is what will the heat do to wire wheel's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28 Chrysler Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Powder coating the parts are baked at about 350. As long as the heat is even you should have no problems with warping and the temp will not harden, soften or melt your wheels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC5 Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 The molasses is pretty well documented, try Googling it. It's also cheap. I pay around $10 for a gallon of animal grade syrup (at TSC) and dilute it in a big plastic bucket. It does work well but slower than the other 'formulas' out there. It works faster at warm ambient temps if you have that luxury. It will also remove paint if left long enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 I hear molasses will dissolve steel if left long enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC5 Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 I don't have any scientific evidence one way or other. I can only say it did not seem to eat away clean metal when I did my engine splash shields which were too large to fully submerge in my bucket. Some cleaned areas were overlapped when I flipped them over and I saw no obvious signs of dissolving metal ( thickness was unchanged per dial caliper). YMMV... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wolfe Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 For small parts I've filled bucket with water and then added a can of the crystal drain cleaner(I used Draino), after a minute ot two add your old part ( with a lifting wire attached ) let it in there for a few minutes remove and wash it with clean water. It took all the paint and primer off for me. Caution--wear eye protection and gloves. Soda blasting works too and doesn't damage shrome or glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'51 Special Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 I bought a 30 gal. plastic barrel (from the smell, it oncet held pickles) with a 14 inch opening in the top, a sealed screw-on lid, and a depth of 32 inches. I installed a drain valve 5 inches from the bottom. It is filled with 7 to 1 water/feed molassas. It sits in my basement, and has de-rusted all manner of parts that are now back on my 51 Buick, including exhaust manifold, clutch pressure plate,and scads of fasteners. The internet will explain the chemistry. I just know it works, though it takes time, and you get to scrub the residue off with water. (A pressure washer is useful.) It has two major advantages over a lot of speedier products: (1) it is dirt-cheap; and (2) you can safely stick your arm into it to pick up a part that has slipped off of whatever you intended to use to lift that part out of the vat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC5 Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 "you can safely stick your arm into it to pick up a part that has slipped off of whatever you intended to use to lift that part out of the vat", True, but wash it off quick or you will stain and smell like old molasses for a day or two... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28 Chrysler Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 With electrolysis you can also put your hands in it. it is a little bit of just a battery charger, chunk of old iron, washing soda and water,It is faster, cheaper and not quite as messy as molasses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Foggy norm Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 28 Chrysler...With winter moving in, there'll be plenty of time for experimenting. What it the biggest item you've done with this method, what is washing soda? I'm a sucker for this type of thing, beside's, I lost my hair a long time ago....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28 Chrysler Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Washing Soda is a laundry / household cleaner. The one I use is made by Arm & Hammer and comes in a 3 1/2 LB. box for about $3 at Wall Mart. ( this much will go a long way)Look on line under "electrolysis rust removing " and you can see some videos.The biggest parts I have done were 15 inch Dodge wheels in a 32 gallon plastic trash can.I did see a guy who made a plastic lined wooden box that did the bottom 1/3 of a Chev PU door Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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