View Full Version : What is the best method for removing scaled rust (cancer) from a frame
Hemi Jeep
08-17-2007, 01:52 PM
It seems like there is always a project to do on the jeep. I am tired of getting pieces of rust stuck in my eye, so next on the list is to remove all the flaky rust on the frame and under carriage. What is the best way to do this? Thank you in advance for all your advice.
OhioYJ
08-17-2007, 04:03 PM
Wire wheel and a die-grinder, quick and easy:
http://www.cdmfabrication.com/bbpics/wirebrush.jpg
firerescuegoff
08-17-2007, 04:47 PM
If you dont have access to a die grinder, use a wire wheel and a cordless drill, worked for me.
Mean Max
08-17-2007, 05:06 PM
http://www.toolfetch.com/media/32677.jpg
Needle scalers work good for that too. (http://www.toolfetch.com/Category/Air_Tools/Specialty_Air_Tool/CP7120.htm)
edudley
08-17-2007, 08:00 PM
Sandblasting is by far the fastest. However not a good idea if you are not restoring and have the frame stripped of everything such as the body. You might also read up on POR 15
OhioYJ
08-17-2007, 08:07 PM
Needle scalers work good for that too.Now thats a cool tool, I've never seen one of those before.
Mean Max
08-17-2007, 08:42 PM
Originally posted by OhioYJ:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Needle scalers work good for that too.Now thats a cool tool, I've never seen one of those before. </font>[/QUOTE]You can find them a lot cheaper than the one in the link I posted, it was just the first one I came to that had a decent pic. Plces like Harbor Freight & Northern Tool have them for much less.
They are really great for thick, heavy metal like frames. You can make short work of large areas, and they really get into the nooks & crannies better than a rotary tool.
Hemi Jeep
08-17-2007, 09:27 PM
Thanks for the input. I will try the wire wheel first and maybe get one of the needle scalers. Sand blasting would be best, but I want to keep the body on while doing this. I am hoping to get everything smooth and the use the por 15. It would bother me to see the rough surface under the por.
Knuckelhead
08-18-2007, 06:55 PM
Sand blasting gets my vote, but it does take a lot of CFM...
Hemi Jeep
08-18-2007, 09:35 PM
Doesn't the sand get everywhere? Wouldn't I have to take the body off
Knuckelhead
08-20-2007, 03:19 AM
Depends on how you do it...
JD988
08-21-2007, 12:13 AM
5000 psi pressure washer?
Knuckelhead
08-21-2007, 02:58 AM
Nope...
JD988
08-21-2007, 12:43 PM
from what i have heard knuckel... that was the story. i dont have any personal experience tho... just what ive heard.