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01-24-2013 10:08 PM
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Re: An alternative to oxalic acid ? The helmet results are in and the winner is ...
pictures before and after would be nice.
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Re: An alternative to oxalic acid ? The helmet results are in and the winner is ...
Hi Steve
Thanks for the quick response. I had a small problem with the photo uploads but I have just reposted with the correct pics :-)
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Re: An alternative to oxalic acid ? The helmet results are in and the winner is ...
I would be careful using pool shock treatment Andrew - not because of what it can do to you but what it can do to the helmet.
It is after all, calcium hypochlorite which is a bleaching agent - and, as such, it will not only clean off some of the rust, it will fade any paint left on the helmet.
Yes, it will allow you to scrub off some of the rust hiding the paint but too strong a concentration and it will only end in tears......... and that doesn't make it the winner!
Regards, Dan
" I'm putting off procrastination until next week "
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Re: An alternative to oxalic acid ? The helmet results are in and the winner is ...
hello andrew you mention before and after photographs ,can you highlight which is which just to get it into my thick head also i must say you've been on a mission to find an alternative to oxalic , kind regards james
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Re: An alternative to oxalic acid ? The helmet results are in and the winner is ...
I would be interested to see how the lids look after the beeswax application. Does the wax not build up as white deposits in the corrosion pits?
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Re: An alternative to oxalic acid ? The helmet results are in and the winner is ...
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Re: An alternative to oxalic acid ? The helmet results are in and the winner is ...
Hi Col James
Thank-you for your mail. Not sure if I have loaded the photos incorrectly but I titled each one photo either before and after and which helmet it was. Let me know if the photos above don't show this and I will repost.
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Re: An alternative to oxalic acid ? The helmet results are in and the winner is ...
that wont be necessary andrew ive just had another look at the pictures and can now tell the difference with the before and after shots
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Re: An alternative to oxalic acid ? The helmet results are in and the winner is ...
Hi Lebus12
Yes, very similar to what I used ... granular shock treatment. Worked like a charm as you can see from the pics. I didn't expect to see ANY paint on the really rusted lid and tested that one first just in case the experiment went to hell in a hand-basket :-) Soaked the lid for 30 minutes or more and BAM, there was paint evident on my old rusty lid ! The 1st one I did in 170 grams with water. The next one I did at 250 grams with similar if slightly better results. The water was approximately 4 times the volume of the helmet.
I am sure ox acid would achieve even better results but with a child and pets around I can't use such a potentially dangerous approach :-)
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