The Ford Barn

Tom Wesenberg · 10-19-2010, 02:52 PM

Kevin's right about using what works best. This was my first, and so far my only time using washing soda and electricity to remove paint and rust. It did a great job on my Cub Cadet wheel and I could do other things while it worked. I started out with a sandblaster on the rim, but soon decided there had to be a much better way. Someone had used calcium cloride in the inner tube and it ate the valve and leaked inside the rim and cause fairly deep rust. After a few days in the soda electrolisis I rinsed the rim in hot water then gave it a light blast with Black Beauty, then set it on top of a 2 litter pop bottle and primered and painted it. It sure save me and my compressor a lot of work.

P.S. Don't use your wife's laundry tub!

10-19-2010, 02:52 PM	#10
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Bead Vs. Sand Vs. Walnut Blasting vs. Other media Kevin's right about using what works best. This was my first, and so far my only time using washing soda and electricity to remove paint and rust. It did a great job on my Cub Cadet wheel and I could do other things while it worked. I started out with a sandblaster on the rim, but soon decided there had to be a much better way. Someone had used calcium cloride in the inner tube and it ate the valve and leaked inside the rim and cause fairly deep rust. After a few days in the soda electrolisis I rinsed the rim in hot water then gave it a light blast with Black Beauty, then set it on top of a 2 litter pop bottle and primered and painted it. It sure save me and my compressor a lot of work. P.S. Don't use your wife's laundry tub!