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Rust removal and treatment
With a new set of wire wheel brushes and some industrial cola (phosphoric acid) Rust converter...
Made an effort on the 84 CT110 frame...
Mostly because I still have the welder spooled with mild steel so decided to use it now before switching to stainless steel on the van exhaust.
So needed the frame prepped for patch welding.
Found a couple of 40 old year Japanese weld 'quality' in the nether regions. Must have been a Monday or Friday.
The rust converter just makes surface rust inert (turns black) but it needs descaling to penetrate.
Got the 2 main rear fender patches zapped in enough to suggest solid metal where there wasn't any before.
Very thin material elsewhere on the fender so thinking it'll be a JB weld and body filler situation.
Still have a couple of inner fender patches to go but not bad for a first sheet metal zap and tap.
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