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Re: [T3] fixing a rusting battery compartment


On Wed, 2005-02-23 at 09:49, Jim Showker wrote:
> >Yea a mess, but unless you can get a sandblaster and do it right the
> > POR 15 stuff and such will eventually fail.
> 
> I wonder if you're familiar with an air tool called a needle scaler.  it has
> 9 or 10 small rods protruding out one end that act like mini jack hammers.
> It removes scale and rust down to the basic metal where a thin coating of
> rust will be left that can be gotten with a wire brush.
> 
> Harbor Freight has them for $49.95, on sale at the moment.  It makes an
> unbelievable racket, so you must wear ear protection, but it works.
> 
Look at the air consumption on those. You will need a GOOD air
compressor to handle it. Also, You don't want to get too aggressive with
it. You can go through.

-- 
Russ Wolfe
'71 FB AT
'66 FB MT
'64 T34 (not running)
'65 T1 (not running)
russw@classicvw.org
http://www.classicvw.org

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