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Removing rust economically from sheet metal model
2003
I was building a model with sheet metal and it got left outside in the rain as I had to leave town in an emergency.
When I got back after about ten days the whole model had caught extensive rust and scales of it are on the metal sheets.
The model is big and heavy and thus cannot be immersed in a tank. How do I remove the rust from it economically?
hobbyist - Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Hi, Nayyar. Brush away the loose dust with a wire brush or wheel, then brush on a rust converter [on
eBay or
Amazon]
like
naval jelly [on
eBay or
Amazon]
. Good luck with it
Regards,
Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
October 14, 2009
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