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Here's the construction. I made a basket out of mild steel banding material and placed it in a 32 gallon plastic trash can. |
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Suspend the part from a piece of wood so it doesn't contact the sides. |
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Fill with water and add a tablespoon of sodium carbonate (washing soda) per gallon. Hook up the negative clip of your battery charger to the the part (cathode), and the positive to the basket (anode). |
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I did a test run on the battery tray. It won't be reinstalled so if I destroy it, it will not break my heart. |
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The bottom. |
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After a few hours in the tub |
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The bottom |
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After a quick wire brushing and a rinse. |
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The bottom |
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And a coat of paint just for the pictures |
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The bottom. Pitted but rust free. |
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D'oh!
The only casualty of this project was rust and my right thumb. Had a drill bit break while making the basket. I'll give you one guess where my thumb was when this happened. |
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This has been in my driveway all weekend de-rustificating Jeep parts.... How understanding are your neighbors? Ha ha ha ha. |
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The de-rustificated parts from the 1st weekend's effort. There are still plenty more where they came from. |
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