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  1. 7th July 2012, 01:38 PM #31
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    Update

    Hi All,

    Well spent most of today cleaning the garage - there was piles and piles of dirt from all of the sanding/cleaning that I have been up to.

    I re-cleaned the horn cover:


    I then painted the horn cover:


    Here are pictures of before/after cleaning of a shackles:



    Here are the painted shackles:



    A cleaned drum (and painted after):



    I have been reading up on the magic properties of molasses. So I went out and bought some, mixed it with water, and am seeing how it goes. One thing is for sure - it's sticky stuff:


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  2. 9th July 2012, 10:59 AM #32
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    Grey Ghost,

    With the molasses solution I think you need to have the parts completely submerged. Having it only half in will possibly cause damage at the interface between the air & molasses solution.

    It can take some time to remove the rust and you'll get black hands scrubbing off the residue but it's something that can be working away in the background while you do something else. Once removed, scrubbed & rinsed you need to dry it as quickly as possible and paint it before it rusts.

    That reminds me I have a couple of rail spikes that have been suspended in the bucket for a few months.......


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  3. 18th July 2012, 06:33 AM #33
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    If you use hot water it works very quickly

    As Colin says; submerge it completely and check at least once every 2 days,

    Cheers Charlie
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    Update - Horn

    Hi All,

    Not a lot done this week - busy with work.

    I did pull apart the horn and clean it - which took approximately 3 hours.

    I pulled apart the horn:


    Horn body outside (before)



    Horn body outside (after)



    Horn plate (before)



    Horn plate (after)



    Horn bracket (before)



    Horn bracket (after)



    And I had previously painted the horn cover:


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  5. 22nd July 2012, 07:01 PM #35
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    But - does it still work???

    Oh, and if the new wiring loom has turned up, can you post a pic of that - just want to know what I'm in for...
    If you need to contact me please email homestarrunnerau@gmail.com - thanks - Gav.
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  6. 23rd July 2012, 07:22 AM #36
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    Hi Gav,

    Does it still work - that's your department mate!

    (I don't even know if it worked before I removed it).

    I will try and get some pictures of the wiring loom, on initial inspection it appears to be in multiple sections (head-lights, main body, and another section).

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  7. 29th July 2012, 04:14 PM #37
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    Update

    Hi All,

    I continue to chip away doing various small jobs.

    Remove Tin Reservoir bracket from Molasses, and clean. Before/After:




    Remove Brake Master Cylinder from pedal box.
    Remove Clutch Master Cylinder from pedal box.

    Sand/Clean 4 x Bolts/Nuts for Brake/Clutch Master Cylinder:


    Sand/Clean - Brake Tin Reservoir. Before/After:



    Sand/Clean Lines from Brake Reservoir. Before/After:



    Remove/Sand/Clean Steering Column Bracket, Nuts, Bolts, Washers:


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  8. 30th July 2012, 07:45 AM #38
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    Quote Originally Posted by grey_ghost View Post
    Sand/Clean Lines from Brake Reservoir. Before/After:



    Regards,
    The Grey Ghost
    Nice work GG!

    I hope you don't mind me mentioning it, but I think it would be safer to replace the brake pipes with new bundy tubing. Once they get as rusty as yours, there is very little metal left, especially where the deeper pits will be.

    Any pit in the pipe creates a stress-raiser, which means the life of the pipe will be quite short and if it leaks, you will lose all of your braking ability rather quickly

    Tubing and new flare nuts are quite cheap as are bending tools; however; a double-flaring tool, which is essential, can be a bit pricey,

    Cheers Charlie
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  9. 31st July 2012, 08:14 PM #39
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    Guess who's got access to a double flaring tool now... Found a good one at one of our workshops which hardly gets used.
    If you need to contact me please email homestarrunnerau@gmail.com - thanks - Gav.
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    Update

    Hi All,

    More sanding, cleaning and finally some painting today.

    I painted the other 3 drums:


    Here is the outside of the horn painted:


    Here are the brackets for the steering column painted:


    Here is the bracket for the bonnet arm, and the bonnet arm painted:



    Here is the accelerator pedal/linkage painted:


    Here is the fan blades and pulley painted:



    Here is one of the firewall brackets painted:


    Here is the brake reservoir, lid and bracket painted:




    Here is a before/after sanding/cleaning picture of the axle strap plates:


    That's about it for this update.

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