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discomania

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• Apr 16, 2013

• #1

Right I have all my hinges soaking in a strong solution of caustic soda. I will then put them in a bath to strip all the rust off, I will then be left with front and rear door hinges (back hinges stripped in half) in rust free metal.

Has anyone ever managed to paint their hinges and have them stay rust free?

I have two TD5 NS hinges and I am tempted to use them and try and source another set of TD5 OS hinges as the proper ones have nylon washers and are coated with cadmium or something.

Does anyone have some OS TD5 hinges I could buy? Or a technique to stop the old ones rusting.

Thanks

 

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arc

Active Member

• Apr 16, 2013

• #2

RJ Landrovers | Defender 90 & 110 | Landrover Specialists in Sawtry, Huntingdon

£12 a pair. Bargain. Got 4 on mine & very happy with em.

 

MoorlandBOB

Banned

• Apr 16, 2013

• #3

yes,i paint them twice a year with grease

 

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discomania

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• Apr 16, 2013

• #4

arc said:

RJ Landrovers | Defender 90 & 110 | Landrover Specialists in Sawtry, Huntingdon

£12 a pair. Bargain. Got 4 on mine & very happy with em.

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Non rusting? Nylon washers on the pins? Amazing, I'll have 2 of those and get my NS TD5 ones prepared! If I can get these here for Thursday I might even have doors by the weekend!

 

Shifty1962

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• Apr 17, 2013

• #5

Yes thats where I got my hinges and they are the business. Just waiting for the weather to turn and I'll get them fitted. They can also supply the captive nuts and new torx bolts if you need them for a few pennies more.

 

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discomania

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• Apr 17, 2013

• #6

Ordered!

 

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Events Planner

• Apr 17, 2013

• #7

discomania said:

Right I have all my hinges soaking in a strong solution of caustic soda. I will then put them in a bath to strip all the rust off, I will then be left with front and rear door hinges (back hinges stripped in half) in rust free metal.

Has anyone ever managed to paint their hinges and have them stay rust free?

I have two TD5 NS hinges and I am tempted to use them and try and source another set of TD5 OS hinges as the proper ones have nylon washers and are coated with cadmium or something.

Does anyone have some OS TD5 hinges I could buy? Or a technique to stop the old ones rusting.

Thanks

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Easier to just buy new.. but i've had success with other metal bits by putting them in a bath of phosphoric acid, let it remove and convert the rust, then zinc rich primer and enamel topcoat.

 

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discomania

Well-Known Member

• Apr 17, 2013

• #8

Well I have OS hinges on the way, I will prep the NS TD5 hinges I already have and the back hinges are stripped and sitting in the fire just now after the extreme caustic solution didn't work. I have new pins and balls for them in my tool-chest I think.