Thread: Ernest.

Got the tray off and found the Oregon framework had sponged up water and rusted the top plates. Cut out the rot and found the chassis full of mud and gunk. Hosed it all out and put the hot air gun up it for a while.
Q; What can I use to pour inside the chassis to stop any corrosion before I weld in new top plates?
TIA
Ian

Originally Posted by ezyrama

Got the tray off and found the Oregon framework had sponged up water and rusted the top plates. Cut out the rot and found the chassis full of mud and gunk. Hosed it all out and put the hot air gun up it for a while.
Q; What can I use to pour inside the chassis to stop any corrosion before I weld in new top plates?
TIA
Ian

Fish oil or Lanotec

I would use fishoilene, but there are probably better things.

Originally Posted by JDNSW

I would use fishoilene, but there are probably better things.

Fishoilene is good because it dose not dry out so stays flexible & is like water so runs into all the gaps . Lanotec is similar but a little thicker than fish oil but will still run into the cracks. I think Fishoilene would be cheaper than Lanotec but I think the latter is a better product . We used to make products for Qld Rail that we had to supply unpainted that they were going to store out doors until required . They would request the product be sprayed with Lanotec . You could go back 6 - 12 months later & there would be no sign of surface rust. Look the two product statements up then make your decision' There is also Lanoseal which is another lanolin product.
Lanotec can also be used as an anti spatter spray to stop spatter sticking to product when mig welding , the down side is it dose not smell the best when it gets hot.

Originally Posted by JDNSW

I am pretty sure that later ones have the knobs glued on - and replacement knobs are not available. But I believe the complete lever assembly is. And there should be plenty of these around second hand anyway.

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Cheers,
John

Originally Posted by 1950landy

Fishoilene is good because it dose not dry out so stays flexible & is like water so runs into all the gaps . Lanotec is similar but a little thicker than fish oil but will still run into the cracks. I think Fishoilene would be cheaper than Lanotec but I think the latter is a better product . We used to make products for Qld Rail that we had to supply unpainted that they were going to store out doors until required . They would request the product be sprayed with Lanotec . You could go back 6 - 12 months later & there would be no sign of surface rust. Look the two product statements up then make your decision' There is also Lanoseal which is another lanolin product.
Lanotec can also be used as an anti spatter spray to stop spatter sticking to product when mig welding , the down side is it dose not smell the best when it gets hot.

Doh! Funnily enough I didnt even think of Lanolube and I sell the stuff!! Thats oldtimers catching up with me again. I only ordered some for a customer yesterday. I'll have to call them and add another one to the order.

Thx Gents
Ian

Morning Gents.
I cleaned up the inside, it took ages to wash it out properly. Surprisingly its wasn't too bad inside once it dried. It looks like the inside has some sort of coating on the steel. I got hold of some plugs for the holes I cut in the bottom rail of the chassis, covered up the holes on the side of the chassis and poured in the Lanolube. I'll let it sit in there for a few days until I drain it out. I cut and formed up some 1.6 mm plate and started to stitch it in, then ran out of mig wire so I thought, simple, I'll grab the mig wire off my small unit (borrowed a large gas mig to do this job). My wire decided to impersonate a mads women's breakfast and unspooled all over the place . Packed up and went for a motorbike ride instead. I got some more correct wire yesterday, so this weekend is finishing off the plating and painting it with red oxide and then a top coat of black to the chassis.

Regards Ian