'67 Fry Fix
Got it done today.
I thoroughly cleaned it over the last few days. Degrease, paint remover, which took grease off like crazy.
Then I turned up the tankless water heater to 160 and pressure washed it over and over.
It was fairly cold out, and when I was spraying the hot water on the inside, the water on the outside was evaporating off.
There isn't a place around me that can handle cleaning this, and I don't really care, it's darn clean, seams, inside, etc. Verified when I opened it up.
I recently bought a decent welder, got rid of the flux core, so it is the best I can do right now.
I used a skinny wire wheel on a drill to clean the rust away from where the sleeves meet the walls on both sides of the sleeve.
It worked ok. I then used a small file to clean that area more.
I put the LCA pins in before welding.
It was a little challenging to weld inside, but I'm pleased.
Based on the research I've done, my concerns, the feedback in the link above, I think it's the best improvement I could make.
The plan is to put it on a small tarp or plastic sheet, pour the rust converter into it, flip it around a few times, let it drain, brush it on the outside, hang it up to dry.
Then paint it, and bolt it back in.
I know Eastwood sells a spray version with a long tube, but I'm not sure it's long enough, I have plenty of the small cans of it, here, now. Plus it flows very well, not very thick, and should not be a problem.
Got it done today.
I thoroughly cleaned it over the last few days. Degrease, paint remover, which took grease off like crazy.
Then I turned up the tankless water heater to 160 and pressure washed it over and over.
It was fairly cold out, and when I was spraying the hot water on the inside, the water on the outside was evaporating off.
There isn't a place around me that can handle cleaning this, and I don't really care, it's darn clean, seams, inside, etc. Verified when I opened it up.
I recently bought a decent welder, got rid of the flux core, so it is the best I can do right now.
I used a skinny wire wheel on a drill to clean the rust away from where the sleeves meet the walls on both sides of the sleeve.
It worked ok. I then used a small file to clean that area more.
I put the LCA pins in before welding.
It was a little challenging to weld inside, but I'm pleased.
Based on the research I've done, my concerns, the feedback in the link above, I think it's the best improvement I could make.
The plan is to put it on a small tarp or plastic sheet, pour the rust converter into it, flip it around a few times, let it drain, brush it on the outside, hang it up to dry.
Then paint it, and bolt it back in.
I know Eastwood sells a spray version with a long tube, but I'm not sure it's long enough, I have plenty of the small cans of it, here, now. Plus it flows very well, not very thick, and should not be a problem.