Easy Rust Removal

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Damn that is cool.
Wonder what it is in the molasses that removes the oxides.
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Yeh, got an old mini I would like to restore. But the cost to do so, would be more than it would be worth when finished. However something like this would cut the costs a bit.

There is a part 2 as well... 

Mollases contains chelating agents mainly cyclic hydroxamic acid. This reacts with the rust and makes it dissolve in water...
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For resto, you will still need to remove paint to get right into everything. There are several methods, media blast... Do NOT sand blast panels..and the best of all is chemical dip.

I used to Sand disk till just see steel in the scratches, then ether media blast or chemical dip.. Removing mostly of the paint by sanding disk meant when media blast and chemical dip , what is left comes of very easy.. which cuts back costs quite dramatically.
Still shop around some media blast / dip shops will still charge full amount regardless.

Also when strip back steel, get it it seals almost immediately.. epoxy it the usual these days

Most restos , once stripped up will then see far more corrosion than excepted, espec in seams, and will pick up old poor workmanship , from straight bog to fiberglass patching...to foil tape.
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Yep minis were made pretty rough. Bare metal bolted to bare metal in places with no paint.
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Was a panelbeaters for 30 yrs... unfortunately. The repairs I've seen would blow your minds. From prefects with concrete and chicken mesh sills to mk1 escorts, pop riveted together,3 cuts to make a complete car.
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Stuff that went on in the 60s 70s early 80s was ... inventive  to say the least.
Prefect  goes back a bit thu Last time saw one of those was in Cambridge about 15yrs back.. not counting wrecks.

Minis are great resto for the enthusiast to start on because no double skins, and still had thick enough steel to work/ mig / tig easy.  Been involved with several over the decades...
Thu most of my English stuff has been Jowett.
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Yeah, I had an old prefect when I was young. Wouldn't start, mate had a humber super snipe. Tied a rope to prefects front suspension and he took off. Boy did he take off. I had my foot on brake pedal to slow him down until the pedal moved down to the floor as the front suspension began to depart from rest of the car...Smile


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A long time ago I did an apprenticeship as a panelbeater. Got my adv trade. Worst thing I ever saw was cars held together with alloy rivets. I also found a glass coke bottle and lunch wrappers in the sill of a brand new falcon. Must have been a pissed off worker at the Ford factory put them in there after his lunch. Owner said it had a rattle since new but Ford dealership couldn't find it!!!
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