Using electrolysis to clean donor parts

[d-man]

I'm probably about to find out that I'm the only person on the planet still using wire brushes to clean up rusty donor parts, but I found an old thread on locostbuilders that describes using electrolysis to do the job instead and gave it a try. Just in case you all don't already know, it works far far better than sticking a wire brush onto a drill and attacking it for hours on end and its no effort whatsoever... I'll be using it for the rest of my donor bits anyway.

I've only done a hub carrier so far, but theres a pic of it here - http://www.struck-out.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=24&Itemid=9

Original Locostbuilders thread with instructions on what to do can be found here - http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=9158

[grahambell]

Very interesting d-man. Hadn't heard of that before.

Another alternative I have used is to leave parts soaking in vinegar.

If you're looking for a good paint to use on rusted (or newly de-rusted) parts, POR-15 from Frost (www.frost.co.uk) seems pretty good.