[AJD] Calcium Chloride in wheels, How to deal with it

[Keith Kinney]

I've used Electrolysis to clean some rusty parts with good results.  It's 
simple and inexpensive.  I did a google search and here are just a few web 
pages that explain in detail the process.
Good luck and let us know how it turns out.
Keith

http://www.rowand.net/Shop/Tools/Electrolysis.htm

http://antique-engines.com/electrol.asp

http://users.eastlink.ca/~pspencer/nsaeta/electrolysis.html

http://www.stovebolt.com/techtips/rust/electrolytic_derusting.htm

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/andyspatch/rust.htm

http://www.htpaa.org.au/article-electro.php

http://www.intricatearticles.com/personal/rustfaq.html

http://www3.telus.net/public/aschoepp/electrolyticrust.html




At 11:40 AM 7/8/2005, you wrote:

>Keith and John,
>
>     Now that sounds like just the sort of backyard
>experiment I want to do!  I'm going to go look for a
>suitable tank this weekend!  And perhaps some
>directions...
>
>                 Chris
>--- Keith Kinney <kkinney at herculesengines.com> wrote:
>
> > I wonder if you would put it in a electrolysis bath
> > if it wouldn't take the
> > calcium out of the rim.  It is my understanding this
> > is the same process
> > marine archiologist use to get the salt out of
> > cannons and other iron
> > objects that have been under the sea for hundreds of
> > years.
> > Keith
> >
> >
> >
> > At 04:20 PM 7/7/2005, you wrote:
> > >Chris,
> > >You can't neutralize the Calcium Chloride
> > whatsoever, it's a salt, lots of
> > >it found in seawater.  The best you can hope for is
> > to rinse the living
> > >daylights out of your rims, but I have been told
> > that the calcium salt
> > >gets into the rust pits and aggravates a bad
> > situation further.  I can
> > >imagine a sandblasting/grinding followed by
> > tremendous washing and soaking
> > >if you can do it, wouldn't get most of the calcium
> > salt washed out of the
> > >pores.  If after doing all that completely sealing
> > out oxygen on both
> > >sides of the rim (to keep the oxygen away from the
> > iron) using vinyl wash
> > >or phosphate treatment, priming, and painting would
> > be the limits I would
> > >go to before buying new rims.
> > >FWIW,
> > >Steve
> > >
> > >Chris C <jdnutinwa at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >howdy all,
> > >
> > >I have two tractors (4 rear wheels) that are filled
> > with Calcium, I am
> > >planning on dismounting the tires, cleaning them
> > out, sandblasitng the
> > >wheels, and putting new tubes in. I am wondering if
> > anyone has ever used a
> > >chemical treatment of some sort to neutralize the
> > Calcium Chloride? On my
> > >JD 40 I sandblasted the rear wheels and painted
> > them as well as bought new
> > >tired and tubes, now, serveral years later, I can
> > see signs of the calcium
> > >causing the wheels to rust. (This tractor has been
> > stored inside) Anyone
> > >have the solution to getting rid of the calcium
> > once and for all?
> > >
> > >Chris
> > >
> > >
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