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Jonathan


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Location: Near Albany NY
Joined: Sep 12, 2004
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Old rusty OPE part
Original Message   Jan 26, 2005 4:14 pm
I used to own an old Gravely walk-behind that I used for plowing snow and mowing (had a rotary as well as sicklebar). I sometimes regret selling it. Anyway, once when I was using the sicklebar a sicklebar part came off. I bought a new one. The old one reappeared last year while I was breaking new ground with the tiller. It's rusty and pitted, but still useable and I could probably sell it on eBay. I have a sandblaster which would be ideal, but hauling that out this time of year would be a pain. Are there any products that are good for removing rust that I could try?

2004 Ariens 11528LE, Troybilt Horse "Big Red" Tiller (original), Troybilt Tuffy Tiller (original), Sears LT1000 mower, Lawn Boy 7073 21" mower, Stihl FS55 RC trimmer, Poulan Countervibe 3400 chainsaw
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spottedpony


Joined: Aug 23, 2004
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Re: Old rusty OPE part
Reply #9   Jan 28, 2005 9:59 am
Sorry i must have misunderstood, i thought this thread was about alternate methods of removing rust because he didnt want to drag out a sandblaster this time of year. so i provided a comparison of the two processes based on my experiences with both.

FYI

ERR is very quick to set up,  it takes about 5 minutes to fill a plastic bucket with water, add the washing soda, mix well, drop in the anode and cathode and hook the charger to it.

Walt


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Location: Chester County, PA
Joined: Dec 31, 2004
Points: 148

Re: Old rusty OPE part
Reply #10   Jan 28, 2005 8:42 pm
Jonathan , Please don't use Naval Jelly. I shouldn't have suggested it because ERR was already on the table.  I'm going spank myself for suggesting another method.  Thanks,  Walt 

Again, DO NOT contemplate NAVAL JELLY!   "NAVAL JELLY=BAD" It is caustic (unlike ERR which only gives off Hydrogen gas)

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