Sounds iffy to me. Ask how long it will be in the acid bath for and say you obviously need it to be in long enough to clear the rust from on the inside of the rails, as well as outside. Otherwise your 55p/Kg is going to be a waste of money, even if its cheap.Had a quick word with Bloke from Company tonight he says that as long as the chassis is thoroughly shot blasted and there is no oil or anything on it will be fine. as they done one with oil on and it was a costly clean up for them.
Gonna get more details tomorrow, but he says that it is 55 pence per kg so sounds cheap.
From what I've found on Google the average weight of 110 bare chassis is 180kg.
Will ring him again tomorrow and get more details.
Will DoSounds iffy to me. Ask how long it will be in the acid bath for and say you obviously need it to be in long enough to clear the rust from on the inside of the rails, as well as outside. Otherwise your 55p/Kg is going to be a waste of money, even if its cheap.
Rang them again today. https://www.franklinsteelplc.co.uk/steel-product-services/galvanising-service/ they said that it will be dipped in an acid bath to clean anything that's left on before the Galvanised coating. Price is £120 that's for the weight I gave them at 180 kilos which Im still not sure about. anyone know ??Sounds iffy to me. Ask how long it will be in the acid bath for and say you obviously need it to be in long enough to clear the rust from on the inside of the rails, as well as outside. Otherwise your 55p/Kg is going to be a waste of money, even if its cheap.
I used Franklin Steel for the bits I got galvanised.Rang them again today. https://www.franklinsteelplc.co.uk/steel-product-services/galvanising-service/ they said that it will be dipped in an acid bath to clean anything that's left on before the Galvanised coating. Price is £120 that's for the weight I gave them at 180 kilos which Im still not sure about. anyone know ??
Also popped on to a local bloke that shotblasts and he can come to my place and do it for £150, says it will be nice and clean ready for Galvanising, got another price to get from someone else too.
I've done loads of used chassis and this is my routine. First off, have it shotblasted, then drill or cutout the ends of the dumb irons, and a hole either side just behind the rear x-member, hold it upright with a forklift and powerwash the inside out from top down to washout all the crap and shotblast, drill 12mm holes top and bottom for venting, my galvanisers will dip chassis at certain angle and it's important to drill the vent holes to suit, or interior parts will be missed, or just full of ash.
Next weld up the holes i made to powerwash it out, phone the galvanisers and tell them i want it to sit in the acid over the weekend, job done.
It all depends on you, and how well you clean the inside as to how it lasts.
They seem OK on the phone. there is another local one near me at Birtley but they will only take new metal, spoke to the other shotblaster and he says they turn a lot of steel away if its not clean enough, but Franklin don't seem bothered as long as it is Blasted properly.I used Franklin Steel for the bits I got galvanised.
They seem OK on the phone. there is another local one near me at Birtley but they will only take new metal, spoke to the other shotblaster and he says they turn a lot of steel away if its not clean enough, but Franklin don't seem bothered as long as it is Blasted properly.
Anyway is 180 kilos about right for weight of Bare Chassis ??