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Get a big container big enough to fit a block fill it with a couple of gallons of molasses and water, warm preferably mix it up dunk the block in and leave for a few weeks Be sure to degrease the block as molasses don't do mutch with grease and see how you go..........
have you done this before or have seen it done,just curious as i have never seen or heard of this
neither have i,
From what I have seen the results are quite good, I'll probably try elbow grease and high pressure first though.
I'm pretty sure there were some photos of the results somewhere, might even be on the Series 1 Trans-Tasman site.
the molasses method or acid method
http://www.stovebolt.com/techtips/ru...molasses.htmst type
just did a bit of reasearch looks to come up a treat
just type mollasses rust removal in google and go from there
when i do my parts ill let you guys know how i go
As Groucho said, it works a treat.Quote:
Originally Posted by groucho
If anyone would like a copy of three papers I wrote for my Rover club on molasses and how to do it; feel free to PM me,
Cheers Charlie
Hi
use 1 part molasses to 8 to 9 parts water, will not work if less %
go to a feed merchant and buy horse molasses, take a 2 ltr container or 2
make sure you remove all ally, brass etc bits
the mixture will in time stuff them up
you can leave the block in for as long as you wish
every 3 or 4 days take the block out and use pressure washer to blow loose crud out of the block
kept it in the sun so it is above 25C
or use a water heater, will not work below this temp
re add water to replace what is lost through evaporation
make sure all the block is covered
as the mixture level will leave crud mark on the block
I have restored a 1.6 and 2 ltr donks and dozen of steel bits using the cheapest and the 100% best method
follow the above and you will be a believer toooooo
cheers
Ian
That citrus cleaner stuff works well too, especially if followed by a steam clean.