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| vtsteam:
We have a 1957 commercial ten burner gas stove which I restored -- got it free. The stove knobs were brown and all of the chrome trim were brown from cooked on greaase -- years of buidup. I hit all those areas with Fast Orange and reapplied lightly as it dried to keep it working. Within ten minutes all of that grime wiped off and I had shiny chrome everywhere. In fact a lot of what I thought was corrosion and damage to the chrome also came off. The chrome literally looked like new. That stuff is better than oven cleaner -- and a lot less harsh to use inside a house. |
| PekkaNF:
--- Quote from: Lew_Merrick_PE on February 23, 2013, 12:06:40 PM ---Pekka, Phosphoric acid (most commonly found in Naval Jelly) turns the surface of iron or steel gray-to-black (depending on the specific alloy and heat treatment). It is supposed to do that. --- End quote --- Thank you. This really gives me some peace of mind. Now I only have to figure out what do with this vice. Swiss cheese does not look appropriate here. Pekka |
| PekkaNF:
Can't see it here, but someone told not to go overboard with chemicals. I have washed some parts with warm water and soapy detergent. Pekka |
| PekkaNF:
I have also been testing ultrasound cleaner, but I'm not very accomplished with this process. Works well on small parts that are difficult to clean othervice. Screws and such a little problematic, but worked remarkably well on seized grinding wheel holders. One polution control valve was gunkked up my wife's car and threw an error code. Used industrial cleaner and then removed water with denturated alcohol (Thanks Pete W!) to clear it. 5 mins of washing and 1 mins of rinsing with denturated alcohol sorted it out. It's working again. Weird thing is that it looked very dirty inside out, but practically new after such a short cleaning. Does anybody knows a good primer/DIY instruction about ultrasonic cleaner use and detergents? Pekka |
| vtsteam:
--- Quote from: PekkaNF on February 26, 2013, 02:55:58 PM ---Now I only have to figure out what do with this vice. Swiss cheese does not look appropriate here. Pekka --- End quote --- Well you could fill the craters in with pot metal, solder, braze, or an epoxy like JB Weld. Or you could mill the whole top down say 3mm and laminate a 4mm piece of steel back in place using a suitable epoxy. Then mill the top surface true and to proper thickness. |
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