repairing tires in the field

[Jeff Saline]

On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 04:44:03 -0500 "C&W Burner" writes:

> I'd like to pass on the oil thread, but the info about the super glue > and baking powder was about the most coolest trick I heard about in > a while. You should see the electrolysis process I use to remove > rust from old motorcycle tanks. I use a heavy duty battery charge, > and Arm and Hammer Washing Soda/ water mixture. Works like a > dream.Just another trick with the A+H product. > Wayne(rice)Burner > The snow isn't melting fast enough for me here in NH to be on two > wheels yet.

<><><><><><><><> <><><><><><><><> Wayne, I used the battery charger and baking soda trick last fall to clean a lockset my great great uncle made around 1890 or so. I became the "Keeper of the Lock" a few years ago. It was rusted solid and only looked like an old lock for a chest. About 6 hours in the solution and the lock was just about totally to bare metal and the key made the lock function as intended. When I told my Dad about that he was pretty impressed. We're now planning a road trip for the end of April to see the old homestead in MN where he thinks the lock was made. I'd been thinking about cleaning an old BMW Airhead tank I have that is quite rusted and unusable as is. I didn't know anyone before this morning that had used that method on a tank. I'm glad to hear it works well. A friend of mine who is a blacksmith uses a large plastic drum and a 36 volt battery charger on larger items. I've seen some of his work which is absolutely beautiful. I imagine folks are impressed when he delivers that rusty old piece in like new condition. Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT

[Horton Oliphant]

Ok, what kind of concentration are we talking about and what do you use for the other electrode? I would think that the polarity would matter also. Alan A13 Iowa Jeff Saline wrote:

> A friend of mine who is a blacksmith uses a large plastic drum and a 36 > volt battery charger on larger items. I've seen some of his work which > is absolutely beautiful. I imagine folks are impressed when he delivers > that rusty old piece in like new condition. > > Best, > > Jeff Saline

[Horton Oliphant]

Never mind. I found a site with a nice description of the process. www.rickswoodshopcreations.com/Miscella ... emoval.htm Ok, what kind of concentration are we talking about and what do you use for the other electrode? I would think that the polarity would matter also. Alan A13 Iowa Jeff Saline wrote:

> A friend of mine who is a blacksmith uses a large plastic drum and a 36 > volt battery charger on larger items. I've seen some of his work which > is absolutely beautiful. I imagine folks are impressed when he delivers > that rusty old piece in like new condition. > > Best, > > Jeff Saline

[Gary LaRue]

Gang; My thanks to all who responded to this thread. You folks are right of course; even the shortest ride has the potential for a flat. Better to be prepared and not need it than to need it without being prepared. I like the idea of carrying the bottom part from a plastic bucket to make things easier. I guess the real reason I was resisting it was because, in my opinion, I need to do a practice run at home to work out the bugs before I'm doing it in the gravel. In all my spare time... *Sigh* Oh well, I'll just have to bite the bullet. Thanks again, all; Lash [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]