[ale] OT geek motorcycle?

[Bjorn Dittmer-Roche]

On Fri, 23 Apr 2004, linux wrote:

>
> RE the chrome table
> So you stripped it per the enclosed instructions and left it
> as it was after the  rinse, or you painted the table a  chrome
> type color.

It had already been in the rain so I used some chemical rust remover and
chipped away at the hard parts by hand. Then I sprayed with some clear
stuff so it's coated and won't rust again. It's not quite as pretty as it
used to be but it's worth it to put it outside. I got everything at Home
Depot.

bjorn

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>    -------Original Message-------
>    > From: Bjorn Dittmer-Roche <bjorn at sccs.swarthmore.edu>
>    > Subject: Re: [ale] OT geek motorcycle?
>    > Sent: 23 Apr 2004 15:52:16
>    >
>    >  On Fri, 23 Apr 2004, Dow Hurst wrote:
>    >
>    >  > I found out the answer from someone I trust, so read below:
>    >  >
>    >  > Dow,
>    >  > Phosphoric acid converts rust to insol phosphate, then wash acid free after 1
>    >  > hour and dry overnight and paint with Rust-Oleum enamel.  There are one step
>    >  > products at Home Depot but they are not as good as two-step by a chemist.
>    >
>    >  I did something like this with a chrome table I have. I got all the rust
>    >  off and now it lives outside on my balcony through the rain and it has not
>    >  a spot on it.
>    >
>    >  bjorn
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