Rob Posted July 4, 2004 Share Posted July 4, 2004 Anyone know the name of that stuff you bathe rusty bolts in, and it cleans them up after a day of two? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffvalenti Posted July 4, 2004 Share Posted July 4, 2004 Jenolite? but I'm probably showing my age Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted July 4, 2004 Share Posted July 4, 2004 coke , the fizzy drink .lol:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted July 4, 2004 Share Posted July 4, 2004 Nuts and bolts SHOULD be close tolerance items with a good surface finish, if they are rusty on the threads they need binning, an acid etch will turn an already iffy bolt into one with an even lower yield strength. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted July 4, 2004 Author Share Posted July 4, 2004 Yeah, but I'm talking Land Rover clutch pedal box here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted July 4, 2004 Share Posted July 4, 2004 Phosphoric acid should work, or the correct bead blasting medium? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted July 4, 2004 Author Share Posted July 4, 2004 Thats coca cola again isn't it? Either that or a fertilizer bomb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerotop Dave Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 Try Coke first - cheapest option? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 The Autoglym clean wheels stuff has got phosphoric acid in, that might work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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