3forty
"Raw Power"
I have been following this build,I also own a '71. Keep up the good work and the updates.
Since I live in a apartment and my car is 35 min away I can only work on it on the weekends. So that gives me alot of time to work on mini projects during the week! I kind of look at it as a bunch of mini projects and keeps me from getting overwhelmed looking at all the stuff I have to do to finish it. haha Since all the dash came out I wanted to redo the wipers, petals etc. Here is the before and after pics of the pedal assembly.
Thanks! Actually what ive been doing is the lemon juice, vinegar dunking that removes rust on most all the small parts including the pedals. Man does it work great. In one of my rooms ive got a big plastic container that I have the lemon juice and vinegar in and Ill leave these parts in it for about 8-12 hours depending on how rusty or grimey they are. Then I have another plastic container with baking soda and water to neutralize the acid eating at the rust. Most everything ive been dunking in the solution is minor surface rust and the rust just falls off. I try to do everything pretty quick after I pull it out of the bins because I dont want any rust reappearing and everything ive done so far has turned out pretty good. There was one thing that I messed up because I forgot it was still in there :banghead: was the spring for the hood latch.. After I remembered, the acid had ate through threw spring haha.
That's what I liked about the Evapo-Rust. It is safe, non toxic so it can be used in the house and it only attacks the rust. Doesn't harm paint and will not remove grease.
How do you neutralize it?
It isn't an acid. All I ever did was use a scuff pad and soap and water. Then I just coated it with what ever primer and paint, or in the case of the brake pedal I just sprayed WD-40 on it to keep it from rusting.
I need to try some of that evapo-rust because this home made stuff works good but you have to watch that acid eating the metal haha Some of the parts that I wanted to look natural, I just clear coated it right after I pulled it out and dried it. Really looked good!