Rusty Chassis - vinegar prep

Landshandy · Apr 23, 2017

I'm going to start cleaning off the rust on my chassis on my D2.

Whilst I wait for my wife brusg adapters for my drill I was going to see how I could prep it.

I've read white vinegar works a treat however I was wondering what to mix it with to make it sticky as I'm going to spray it on and don't want it dripping off. Maybe a soapy type solution?

Anyone done anything similar?

Dippypud · Apr 23, 2017

Vinegar is an acid, are you sure you are going to want to spray it and then throw it around with a drill brush ?

Make sure you wear eye protection then...

Landshandy · Apr 23, 2017

Dippypud said:
Vinegar is an acid, are you sure you are going to want to spray it and then throw it around with a drill brush ?

Make sure you wear eye protection then...

I have goggles and a mask

Al2O3 · Apr 23, 2017

You'll want one of those big RoRo skips, full of vinegar, to steep it in for several days.

Landshandy · Apr 23, 2017

Al2O3 said:
You'll want one of those big RoRo skips, full of vinegar, to steep it in for several days.

That's why I wanted to turn it into a pastey like substance so it sticks to it

Al2O3 · Apr 23, 2017

Landshandy said:
That's why I wanted to turn it into a pastey like substance so it sticks to it

How much are you planning on doing? Just cosmetic, visible parts? If you mix it with something you run the chance of neutralising it to some extent. Vinegar is good for smaller parts that you can steep in a container.

neilly · Apr 23, 2017

Well,

I can tell you i have just PH tested the following,

Sarsons vinegar, Not surprisingly came out Red / orange , PH of 3/4
Ariel Soap powder , came out dark blue , PH 11
Tescos own brand dishwashing liquid. Neutral PH 7

Cheers

raywin · Apr 23, 2017

Last year I soaked my disk brake shields in vinergar after reading how well it shifts rust, after two days they were just as rusty and the garage smelled like a badly kept public toilet.
Dumped the vinegar.

cfwnotloB · Apr 23, 2017

Landshandy said:
I've read white vinegar works a treat however I was wondering what to mix it with to make it sticky as I'm going to spray it on and don't want it dripping off. Maybe a soapy type solution?

why not just use Brown Sauce

- it worked a treat on pennies when was a kid

Al2O3 · Apr 23, 2017

raywin said:
Last year I soaked my disk brake shields in vinergar after reading how well it shifts rust, after two days they were just as rusty and the garage smelled like a badly kept public toilet.
Dumped the vinegar.

It would take a lot of vinegar to do the brake shields. Did you scrub them silly with a wire brush first?

Jamscone · Apr 23, 2017

Landshandy said:
That's why I wanted to turn it into a pastey like substance so it sticks to it

Balsamic glaze is nice and sticky.

raywin · Apr 23, 2017

I chipped them with a chisel then brushed them then laid them in a plastic container and poured a one gallon catering container of vinegar over them and left them. After two days they were no better at all, I must admit I was disappointed after seeing all the miracles on YouTube.
Bought two new ones and painted them with POR paint, must fit them some time soon.

Landshandy · Apr 23, 2017

Al2O3 said:
How much are you planning on doing? Just cosmetic, visible parts? If you mix it with something you run the chance of neutralising it to some extent. Vinegar is good for smaller parts that you can steep in a container.

Rusty parts in the chassis, maybe best to get hammerlute gel. I was going to remove the calypers and soak them in vinegar but not best reviews down below

Al2O3 · Apr 23, 2017

I id some bolts that came out quite well

raywin · Apr 23, 2017

Al2O3 said:
I id some bolts that came out quite well

That's world's away from my efforts, did you just soak them?

Al2O3 · Apr 23, 2017

raywin said:
That's world's away from my efforts, did you just soak them?

Yeah, just in a cut away milk container.

Did the rear hinges too. This is before, the shiny one in the middle I'd spent ages on with a wire wheel in the drill.

Got sick so put them in vinegar and they ended up like this

In this picture they had been out of the vinegar for a few minutes and had started to rust up again immediately

So I put them back in. Got the panel wipe and etch primer ready for the next time I took them out

Broke Again · Apr 23, 2017

Google bilt hamber they do proper stuff for this

http://www.bilthamber.com/

honolulujoe · Apr 23, 2017

www.fertan.co.uk

fertan converts the rust then you just paint over it.

Al2O3 · Apr 23, 2017

honolulujoe said:
www.fertan.co.uk

fertan converts the rust then you just paint over it.

I like using Fertan. Get good results. Metal must be grease/oil free.

Dippypud · Apr 23, 2017

honolulujoe said:
www.fertan.co.uk

fertan converts the rust then you just paint over it.

Dunt you have to rinse it off, or am I getting mixed up wiv summat else all together ?

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