A lesson learned.

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13 Mar 2006 08:28 #30623 by twowheeledterror
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DO NOT try to clean aluminum parts in muriatic acid, and if you do watch it closely and check often!

I just had a rear wheel eaten. lol

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13 Mar 2006 08:33 #30626 by wireman
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bummer!i lost a good steel crank for a small block chevy soaking it in solvent one time,i dont know what the hell was in that solvent but it pitted the hell out of that crank.:(

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13 Mar 2006 08:34 #30628 by Mark Wing
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That's a BIG bummer. How bad was it eaten?

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77 KZ650 C1 with ZX7 forks, GPZ mono rear, wider 18 police wheels and Yoshimura motor.

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13 Mar 2006 09:15 #30643 by indykaw77
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OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!
(apologies for caps)
Now that has to suck! Lose both or just one?

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13 Mar 2006 09:31 #30646 by Duck
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Glass Beads! Glass Beads! Glass Beads!

For corroded bead/inside of rim. Wire brush, emery cloth, glass beads.

-Duck

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13 Mar 2006 09:47 #30652 by sbjones
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i bought a cheap glass bead set up from mac. hand heald nothing special, for about 40 bucks. works great on little jobs.

wireman, i had the same thing. my solvent at work had water in it also (environmentally safe crap, don't even try using it) lost a hole set up 427 big block valves. man that was a bad day!!!!!! and a costly day!!!!

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13 Mar 2006 10:16 #30657 by steell
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If I had been paying attention, then I could have warned you :D

The Kohler K series motors use aluminum rods riding directly on the crank, and when a rod siezes and leaves aluminum smeared all over the crank muratic acid is used to remove the aluminum without harming the crank.

Does a fine job eating the aluminim :D

Post edited by: steell, at: 2006/03/13 13:19

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13 Mar 2006 11:02 #30673 by twowheeledterror
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Thanksfully it was just one wheel. The rear one. I found some on ebay for like $30.00 per wheel. I'll be getting them bead blastes now for sure! haha

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13 Mar 2006 19:40 #30841 by 79MKII
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Yea, I learned the hard way too, but with a chrome clutch cover. I read on the internet that muriatic acid would remove the chrome. Well, it sure did, along with most of the cover!! Total disaster!! :angry:

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Former: 03 KLX400SR, 99 ZRX1000, 82 KZ750 LTD, 80 KZ1000 A4 MKII, 80 KZ1000 LTD, 78 KZ1000 A2, 74 H-2 750 Triple, 78 KL250

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13 Mar 2006 19:48 #30847 by xstreamcanadian
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that sucks, is that the stuff to remove rust? I had some acid stuff for removing rust from chrome(used it on the backs of the speedo and tach) and its green, it ate all the skin around my finger tips and made my finger nails soft.... hmmm I guess thats why it said to wear gloves? I have two spare rims so far, but $$$ to ship anywhere I guess. how does that home bead blast kit work? Does it require using any household items? My wife's still upset about my home paint baking over scenario!

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13 Mar 2006 21:13 #30883 by steell
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Phosphoric acid is often used to remove rust, muratic acid is used to clean concrete (among other things).
Muratic acid is diluted hydrchloric acid, and I can tell you from experience that a single drop of hydrochloric acid will make the neatest round hole in the back of your hand :)
Rubber gloves, apron, and goggles are a really good idea when working with acids.

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13 Mar 2006 21:29 #30887 by twowheeledterror
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steell wrote:

Phosphoric acid is often used to remove rust, muratic acid is used to clean concrete (among other things).
Muratic acid is diluted hydrchloric acid, and I can tell you from experience that a single drop of hydrochloric acid will make the neatest round hole in the back of your hand :)
Rubber gloves, apron, and goggles are a really good idea when working with acids.


Oh I can second that! We use pure hydrochloric to clean metal when we are soldering it in HVAC applications. lol

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