ENGINE BAY

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James Williams - 05 Dec 2005 09:02 GMT

Hi all

I have the engine out of my mini and would like to clean and respray the bay
but there is some rust.

how do i remove the rust ?

is there a chemicals i can use ? what kind and where can i buy them

James

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erik fishead - 05 Dec 2005 22:37 GMT

> I have the engine out of my mini and would like to clean and respray the
> bay
> but there is some rust.
>
> how do i remove the rust ?

Many ways:

- hand sanding
- wire wheel on drill or angle grinder
- shot/sand/media blasting

> is there a chemicals i can use ? what kind and where can i buy them

Many chemicals. One brand name is Jenolite. Anything with lots of phosphoric
acid will do it. Diet Coke however isn't strong enough.

erik.

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