Thread: Anyone used molasses to derust??

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its a fixture that is used along with his mill to find were the deck needs to be theres is a photo of one on the back of a bbc in my photos if you want to see one. here is one with tq plates getting honed

Oh yeah, Pat, I think I have one of those collecting dust in the shop.............NOT !! Nice piece of equipment. Next time I am in there I will look to see what he has.

Don

You might lift the block into molasses but never , never try to lift into or out of a hot tank---not only very hot temps but splash that stuff on you or into you r eyes----

We use boots, heavy rubber shop aprons, long rubber gloves, safty goggles and a full face shield when moving/handling blocks /heads at cleaning tanks and also while rinsing off the STUFF!!!!!

Jerry, I have heard that the EPA has made it tough on machine shops to have good hot tanks like the old days, but some places must still have some sort of equipment to get the blocks rustfree, like they used to turn them out. From the sounds of it, you and Pat must still possess the ability to get your parts spotless.

I know the one machinist in town that I used for years doesn't get the blocks clean of rust any more, and the guy in Sarasota told me his equipment only takes off dirt and grease. But the guy we are going to use does have some pretty potent means, from what I saw looking at the ones laying there in his shop.

Don

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

Jerry, I have heard that the EPA has made it tough on machine shops to have good hot tanks like the old days, but some places must still have some sort of equipment to get the blocks rustfree, like they used to turn them out. From the sounds of it, you and Pat must still possess the ability to get your parts spotless.

I know the one machinist in town that I used for years doesn't get the blocks clean of rust any more, and the guy in Sarasota told me his equipment only takes off dirt and grease. But the guy we are going to use does have some pretty potent means, from what I saw looking at the ones laying there in his shop.

Don

don it s zep 9878 and it eats rust i can bump the weight to water till blocks come out gray blue . i use to do alot of older 1960s70s blocks for guy that sold them on e bay i clean his blocks most of the time they look very good less they were sitting in a swamp . he just drop off a 455 olds today so she going in for a dip very soon . like jerry said this stuff is no joke it can blind you.it will burn you . just the steam can mess your lungs up . poping the lid up if i in it to much i get styes on my i lids .the soap in the jet wash is not as bad .but not very good i must of got a shot of it in my eye had a ulcer under my top eye lid took two month to get better

Don I wasn't referring to your machine shop---My warning and advice was for YOU (and anyone else)messing with a tank of any kind of solvent----sometime a part will slip, and splash that goop on you---and when you are rinsing the parts after they have been in solution it will splash back on you---caution is advised------apron, gloves, goggles and full face shield---no exposed flesh!!!!!

try vinegar, it loves rust & calcium....joe

there is a pickle packer about 15 miles up the road there tanks are out side.i think i could rent some space in one of there tanks ?Hey they would never know if 4 or 5 blocks were seting in there

Don I can't find it but I think some one posted useing ( milk stone acid rince) for removing rust. I can't find the post but I think they said to get it at TSC.