Shamelessly nicked this off another forum, but as Solihull was renowned for making some of the fastest corroding products after FIAT, I thought I would post this...

Rust Removal by Electrolysis

Now where did I leave that rusty axle...

Cheers

Peter

Ok, not to hijack this thread but...

Do people have a recommended way to store bits like halfshafts / gears etc without them going rusty (like wrapping in oil-soaked cloth or something, rather than a full oil bath - so I can stack it on shelves out of the way).

For some reason if I grind steel it will stay shiny for months in my garage, but an extracted halfshaft will start rusting in a few weeks...???

Cheers, Al.

Zip tie plastic bags and some of this stuff - Vapour Control

I was given some ages ago by a friend !

Cheers

Peter

you could get hold of some waxy brown paper, that's often used for parts.

or lube the stuff up and bung it in a placcy bag of appropriate size

This tank Soda Crystals and electrics sounds a bit sort of Hmmmmmmm Interesting to Moi

Being that I have my "Moments" just how safe is this ?

Is there a chance of it going horribily wrong / gases danger, ie me posting

Dear All,

I type this from Hospital as the roof blew off and the sides of the workshop fell down when ......type of Post ?

Or is it ok / safe / good idea ?

Really intrigued on this..............??????????????

Nige

grease and clingfilm

Tonk,

Getting your 'Forums' and 'Postings' muddled up are we ?

Nige

maybe, its just that u're on the same forums

Nige

The gases given off in electrolysis are vaguely dangerous... read hydrogen and oxygen...

The good news is that its in small volumes, so unless you put a tight lid on the box, its not going to make a difference...

Soda crystals is washing soda, not caustic soda...

The only real problem is if you try using stainless steel for the anode - chromates are highly toxic !

Cheers

Pete