It isn't so good for chromed bits that you want to keep chromed, but if you're going to paint or powdercoat you can always use electricity to remove the rust.
You need a battery charger, some rebar, a bucket or other bit plastic container, and sodium carbonate (ph minus chemical for a pool.). Wire brush the scale loose, then mix up a pretty weak solution of the carbonate in water. Usually about a cup of carbonate to 4-5 gallons of water is fine. Using your rebar and some not-copper wire, make a grid and submerged it in one end of your tub. Wire that up to the positive lead of your battery charger, but keep the clamp above water level. The electrodes on that end are sacrificial, so unless you really want to lose the clamp... Wire up your part to the negative terminal, and submerge completely. You can submerge this one, it's fine. Turn one the juice, walk away for a bit, check on it later. Don't do it inside, and don't let part and grid touch. Remove, wipe, paint. Kurt On Jul 4, 2011 10:11 PM, "Katie Lamb" <[email protected]> wrote: I have been watching your post I was hoping someone would pipe up with something too. My Nighthawk has some rusty bits I loath to replace. I tried several cleaners and may end up just buying replacement pieces. Hope someone comes up with suggested tricks. Anyway happy 4th. ~Katie Lamb > > On Jul 4, 2011 7:23 PM, "Stephen Brown" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Heard many things abou... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
