mweeps
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- 07 Mustang GT
First car 351 H Code 73 Mach 1 totalled in college
Any suggestions on cleaning rusty bolts and how to coat them?
I used a small tumbler bought at harbor freight, eastwood sells one alsoAny suggestions on cleaning rusty bolts and how to coat them?
LOLI have 8 bolts with washers that hold the spare tire carrier on my Bronco.
If I used that on one of my cars it would be a paint "exoskeleton" like a used reptile would leave behind every so often.Lots of the concours folks are now recommending Evaporust. The instructions states 30 minute bath, but in reality, it is more like 12-24 hours. It is very good on removing rust but not paint, which allows the concours crowd to find original markings on things.
Personally, I either use a wire wheel or glass bead blasting to clean hardware.
Here this is easierLOLI have 8 bolts with washers that hold the spare tire carrier on my Bronco.
I'm soaking some in Simple Green solution the industrial purple. Plan on hitting them with a wire brush or drill with brush. Taping the threads and primer black.
Someone tell me an easy purchase for size and thread count. Heck if I could get that I would just order new stainless steel or zink coated from http://www.boltdepot.com/. The parts and body illustrations I bought from the web lacks that info.
Bingo!! I want one.
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=21999&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=&utm_content=pla&utm_campaign=PLA&gclid=CP3W2P7FhrYCFSmoPAod3BEAug
+1 on the Evaporust.Lots of the concours folks are now recommending Evaporust. The instructions states 30 minute bath, but in reality, it is more like 12-24 hours. It is very good on removing rust but not paint, which allows the concours crowd to find original markings on things.
Personally, I either use a wire wheel or glass bead blasting to clean hardware.
+1 on the fertan , i used it for the bolts on my Mach1 , works great !!+1 for OMS
Replace all damaged / stretched / pitting inn bolts and nuts just for safety.
A lot is new available (AMK, ...) with the right logo on it.
Old bolts and nuts can be cleaned with a brush wheel on a drill, than soak it in "FERTAN" after that rinse in water and let it dry and spray "Brunox" on it(remember the material what you need is maybe more expensive to do than buying new bolts and nuts...).
http://www.brunox.nl/
http://www.mercurius-tools.nl/ws/index.php?page=shop.browse&category_id=76&vmcchk=1&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=71
Eddy
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