With many of the engine components rusty from the years of being outside and the small issue of the fire I decided that I wanted to paint everything and make it as new. There are several ways to do this and sand blasting may be used on some of the components being powder coated but I wanted to try electrolysis to remove the rust from more delicate parts.
So here we have the first part subjected to soda electrolysis.
soda electrolysis uses water, tub, sacrificial metal, soda (Not baking soda but washing soda), 12v DC battery charger, any automotive unit can be used. With the positive connected to the sacrificial metal the negative on the part I wish to de-rust the rust will be drawn towards the positive.
Quite soon after connecting and switching on I could see the rust floating in the water which I will try an capture on the camera for later photos. Small bubbles are produced during the process, this is hydrogen being produced so performing this in an open space is a must.
Should take about 24 hours and then I will take another look
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