Try a wire brush followed by a generous douching with Osopho (phosporic
acid). Then, blow off with air and paint primer on top of Osopho residue.
Old oil field trick--works good, lasts long time.
Mike Towers
M35A2C
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Notton" <Richard@fv623.demon.co.uk>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, November 24, 2000 12:00 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Lead-fill body work.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gavin Broad" <invest@portsmouth-mann.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Friday, November 24, 2000 2:51 AM
> Subject: [MV] Lead-fill body work.
>
>
> Gav,
> >
> > If one uses lead to fill tiny rust holes in a panel, will the lead
> > enclosure prevent further corrosion of the steel underneath?
> >
> Unlikely.
>
> > If no, what's the treatment and preparation?
> >
> Shot-blast or otherwise remove material back to virgin metal. It will
> surely continue to corrode and likely exfoliate if you don't.
>
> Rust is just a tiny short circuit battery formed by a speck of impurity in
> the steel, add any electrolyte, water will do, and you have it eating away
> by electrolysis:
> Fe (steel) + H2O (water) = FeO2 (steel oxide, rust) + H2 (free hydrogen).
>
> Richard
> Southampton - England
>
>
>
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