De rusting Inside Fuel Tank with Electrolysis

Trying to salvage the Villiers Fuel tank using electrolysis followd by a lead/zinc bath

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Electrolysis
• clean
• de
• rust
• removal
• pain
• strip
• cleaning
• DC
• Current
• Villiers
• Engine
• Fuel
• tank
• internal

[gaica1]

my aluminum carburetors have oxidized, quite well. I was wondering if I could throw them into an electrolytic bath to remove the oxide, do you think that would remove the unwanted oxide?

[Aussie50]

@gaica1 electrolysis tends to attack both alloy oxides and the base metal no matter what the polarity is, so I would avoid it IMO.

There are products made for that sort of job tho, I think one is called 'aluminum deoxit' can't remember the brand but truckies use it to clean alloy steps,tanks etc.

[cheetawolf]

i have an idea- take a useless compressor and stick it in the electrolysis tank and then see if it still works! you might get a burnout video from that too.

[Aussie50]

@cheetawolf lol I've got a rusted up twin cylinder compressor in the graveyard that went through 2 anode cycles, no motor stator but I'm sure I can belt drive it to destruction :D

[Prozackityzac]

those look like refrigerant compressors on the floor.

[Aussie50]

yeah I had many back then. still got heaps today :D

[diyengineer]

food grade Citric acid + water does even a better job.

[reggieobe98]

Another way to keep the electrode from shorting out is too wrap it in fiberglass screening. For electrodes, I use graphite electrodes that are scrap from EDM shops and die sinkers. The advantage is no rusty waste byproduct to contaminate your electrolysis tank and the electrode never needs to be cleaned.

[Aussie50]

lol sparks from a grinder are enough to set it off :D

makes a nice bang 'eh?

[RCFLYER83]

Dare you to put a flame up to that foam!!!