> I'm going to do this on the car I'm working on now . It will cost about $100 > but would cost $40 for me to paint/clean ect . > Can you get the racks out .They bake the powder coat on so they have to come > out(the racks have to come out. Not the powercoat people) to do it . I was confused when I first read this. Lawrence Rhodes...Just a little clarification. I have my racks and my wifes mountain bike done this way nearly bullet proof. She dented the frame by dropping it against a pole the paint stuck. Didn't crack or chip. It's easy and they include sand blasting.............
----- Original Message ----- From: "1sclunn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 1:22 AM Subject: Re: Rusty battery racks > I'm going to do this on the car I'm working on now . It will cost about $100 > but would cost $40 for me to paint/clean ect . > Can you get the racks out .They bake the powder coat on so they have to come > out to do it . > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lawrence Rhodes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Sell, Ken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 9:44 PM > Subject: Re: Rusty battery racks > > > > Get them power coated. Lawrence Rhodes..They include sand blasting. ..... > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Sell, Ken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 1:12 PM > > Subject: Rusty battery racks > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I've bought a conversion (1984 VW Rabbit, converted in 1998), and have > > > been working to clean it up and get it working again. > > > > > > The battery and racks had a lot of sulfuric acid build up, which I > removed > > > using water and baking soda. Now all the acid is gone, I need to prep > the > > > racks. They still have some rust on them from where the paint had been > > > eaten away. > > > > > > The more expensive fix would be to have the racks sand blasted and > > > re-painted. A cheaper route might be to use one of the rust stabilizing > > > products available at the local hardware store. > > > > > > Any advice? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > ....Ken > > > > > > > >
