Anyone have good luck using electrolysis to remove rust from wheels?

[MA1920]

I finally got the wheels primed. Took the travel trailer to PA for 9 days, and been cutting a lot of firewood. The plan is to put the finish coat on next weekend and mount the tires after we get back from NH....but we all know how plans go.

 

[goeduck]

Looks real good !

 

[MA1920]

If anyone is still interested, I got the finish coat on today. How long should the paint dry before remounting the tires? I do anticipate some touchup work but would like to keep it to a minimum.

 

[dragoneggs]

What kind of paint did you use? Acrylic? If so and I imagine these are too big for your oven but baking them at 250degF or so for about an hour should fully cure/harden them. I use my wife's oven when she isn't looking. Be sure it is dry to the touch before baking.

 

[MA1920]

I used CNH Acrylic enamel. Supposedly "chip and abrasion resistant"

 

[dragoneggs]

I used CNH Acrylic enamel. Supposedly "chip and abrasion resistant"

Boy if you could fit them in an oven you might get a harder and shinier finish.

 

[MA1920]

I don't think they'll fit in the oven. If they did fit, I'd go with it's easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission.

 

[dragoneggs]

I don't think they'll fit in the oven. If they did fit, I'd go with it's easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission.

Ha ha... that's what I did. Here is a picture of four 'boots' with swivel casters I made for a steel table that I rescued and restored. They did fit in my wife's oven and she did wonder what the smell was when she came home. I had to confess.

 

[MA1920]

Ha ha... that's what I did. Here is a picture of four 'boots' with swivel casters I made for a steel table that I rescued and restored. They did fit in my wife's oven and she did wonder what the smell was when she came home. I had to confess.

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Nice work :thumbsup: I'm sure the outfeed table serves double duty as an assembly table.

 

[dragoneggs]

Nice work :thumbsup: I'm sure the outfeed table serves double duty as an assembly table.

Thank you... Yep! It serves as my 4ft by 8ft welding table, add a sheet of 1/4in plywood and it is my outfeed/assembly table for wood projects, add a panel of pink foam insulation and it is my sheet goods break down table.



The table was apparently stored outside and the bottom portion of the 2in square tube legs somehow had filled up with some water and must have froze causing them to bulge at the bottom. I cut the legs and made the swivel boots that allow me to drop shims to adjust height. Plan to add other features but it serves me well!