is it me or is this town nuts..sanblasting/acid dip - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

mtdave2 · 04-14-2003, 02:44 PM

I had some rust bubble up on the bottom of my tool box door. Knowing these doors are really bad for that, IM jumping on it. while I am at it, IM going to fix those ugly weld ripples then re paint the tail gate.

I figure the best way to do it, it to just have them acid dipped. Clean up all the rust in between the double walls, etc., so I call the one place in town that does this. he said that he wont because it will cause contamination in his tank that he will have to clean... wtf!

OK, so ill have them sand blasted... they guy looked at the tool box door and was hemming an hawing..lol. Then said, it would be 40 bucks just for the door. It would take lots of time he said...... am i missing something here? hell i had my whole side car basted for 50 bucks.. geez

the tool box door really needs to be soaked in something. there is lots of rust flakes in side... any ideas what to soak it in?

guess im sanding everything..

Alex Hayley · 04-14-2003, 02:53 PM

Here is a link to a page that was posted a while back. Maybe you could do it yourself. Let me know if you do try it out. I always like to hear stuff about mixing of chemicals.

http://users.eastlink.ca/~pspencer/n...ctrolysis.html

wild4wheels · 04-14-2003, 03:40 PM

someone posted a link a while back about soaking a rested part in a molassas mixture..sounds crazy but they say it works! just stinks pretty bad and it takes like 2 or 3 weeks. best part is you can just dump it in a field when you are done..if I get some time tonight I will see if I can find it.

Other than that, have you looked into soda blasting?

Wild

Castiron9 · 04-14-2003, 04:04 PM

A fellow board member suggested to me that I drill 3 or 4 small holes right underneath the box,so that any future water have a place to leak out,Also to get a small type nozzel and just spray the heck out of the inside of the box with some type of rust stopping agent,,,,As soon as I get my truck running that is what I plan on doing,,Just my 2 cents worth...

Mike Culpepper · 04-14-2003, 04:06 PM

I just ordered a gqllon of this stuff http://www.orisonmarketing.com/evaporust.htm
time will tell how good it is. I'm not sure how big a part it is you need treating. This stuff might not be practical.
Mike

meathead95 · 04-14-2003, 04:07 PM

i always soak my rusty parts in muratic acid you can get it at like a tractor supply or something for like 99 cents a gallon but dont let the stuff get on your hands i always hold my parts with pliers or tie a piece of wire to them then i let them soak for about 5 to 10 minutes and then i dip them in and out of a bucket of cold water a couple of times so i can touch them then

mtdave2 · 04-15-2003, 12:30 AM

hum good ideas

casey · 04-15-2003, 12:52 AM

I soaked a set of manifolds once in drano over night cleaned them right up

Class of 69 · 04-15-2003, 01:00 AM

Muratic Acid is available at pool stores... got any pools down there?? It will clean rust off parts, and it isn't that hard on your hands... stings a little especially in cuts) , but it cleans your hands good too!!! Be sure to treat it inside after the rinsing, or it will flash rust again.

04-14-2003, 02:44 PM	#1
mtdave2 newly minted old timer Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Hudson WI Posts: 3,521	is it me or is this town nuts..sanblasting/acid dip I had some rust bubble up on the bottom of my tool box door. Knowing these doors are really bad for that, IM jumping on it. while I am at it, IM going to fix those ugly weld ripples then re paint the tail gate. I figure the best way to do it, it to just have them acid dipped. Clean up all the rust in between the double walls, etc., so I call the one place in town that does this. he said that he wont because it will cause contamination in his tank that he will have to clean... wtf! OK, so ill have them sand blasted... they guy looked at the tool box door and was hemming an hawing..lol. Then said, it would be 40 bucks just for the door. It would take lots of time he said...... am i missing something here? hell i had my whole side car basted for 50 bucks.. geez the tool box door really needs to be soaked in something. there is lots of rust flakes in side... any ideas what to soak it in? guess im sanding everything.. __________________ ____________________________________________ 72 c20 longhorn 65k org miles and counting! 69 k10 Suburban

04-14-2003, 03:40 PM	#3
wild4wheels Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Queen Creek, Arizona Posts: 1,626	someone posted a link a while back about soaking a rested part in a molassas mixture..sounds crazy but they say it works! just stinks pretty bad and it takes like 2 or 3 weeks. best part is you can just dump it in a field when you are done..if I get some time tonight I will see if I can find it. Other than that, have you looked into soda blasting? Wild __________________ Dave aka "Wild" Current truck "Ida Mae" 71 K5 Blazer Former Trucks "Loretta" 71 Longbed (AZ) "Tanya" 69 Stepside (AZ) "Ferdinand" 71 Longhorn (SD) "Patches" 67 Panel (IA/ KY) "Rosita" 68 C30 (KY) Instagram @Wildforwheels @k5_klub @c10university Profile pic provided by Jeff Sundance

04-14-2003, 04:04 PM	#4
Castiron9 72 LONGHORN OWNER Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Seattle Wash. Posts: 963	Tool Box Door A fellow board member suggested to me that I drill 3 or 4 small holes right underneath the box,so that any future water have a place to leak out,Also to get a small type nozzel and just spray the heck out of the inside of the box with some type of rust stopping agent,,,,As soon as I get my truck running that is what I plan on doing,,Just my 2 cents worth... __________________ 72-SUPER CHEYENNE/20 LONGHORN 70-C/30 DUALLY

04-14-2003, 04:06 PM	#5
Mike Culpepper Red Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Llano... Texas Hill Country Posts: 448	I just ordered a gqllon of this stuff http://www.orisonmarketing.com/evaporust.htm time will tell how good it is. I'm not sure how big a part it is you need treating. This stuff might not be practical. Mike __________________ '72 Cheyenne LWB 350/350 "The sun don't shine on the same dog's ass all the time." - Catfish Hunter (commenting on why he was not able to pitch another perfect game).

04-14-2003, 04:07 PM	#6
meathead95 computer illiterate Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 6,440	i always soak my rusty parts in muratic acid you can get it at like a tractor supply or something for like 99 cents a gallon but dont let the stuff get on your hands i always hold my parts with pliers or tie a piece of wire to them then i let them soak for about 5 to 10 minutes and then i dip them in and out of a bucket of cold water a couple of times so i can touch them then __________________ 72 2wd blazer 72 swb 4x4

04-14-2003, 02:53 PM	#2
Alex Hayley Registered User Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: NC Posts: 987	Here is a link to a page that was posted a while back. Maybe you could do it yourself. Let me know if you do try it out. I always like to hear stuff about mixing of chemicals. http://users.eastlink.ca/~pspencer/n...ctrolysis.html

04-15-2003, 12:30 AM	#7
mtdave2 newly minted old timer Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Hudson WI Posts: 3,521	hum good ideas __________________ ____________________________________________ 72 c20 longhorn 65k org miles and counting! 69 k10 Suburban

04-15-2003, 12:52 AM	#8
casey Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kelowna B.C. Canada Posts: 2,048	I soaked a set of manifolds once in drano over night cleaned them right up

04-15-2003, 01:00 AM	#9
Class of 69 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Stillwater MN Posts: 1,166	Muratic Acid is available at pool stores... got any pools down there?? It will clean rust off parts, and it isn't that hard on your hands... stings a little especially in cuts) , but it cleans your hands good too!!! Be sure to treat it inside after the rinsing, or it will flash rust again. __________________ 69 GMC K10 ..some restoration required....still..



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