venetians

[robbzfc58]

i have a set of ute venetians that need restoring . they are in good nic,but have very little paint left & are lightly coated with rust.  i'm not sure if they're heavy enough for sand blasting. will caustic do them any harm.does anyone know an easy way or do i just keep rubbing?
                                     thanks trev

[fe2ek]

Ive heard bead blasting is the go(something not too fierce,such as wallnut shell?) and then get them powdercoated.

Regards Geoff

[FE_UTE]

Trev, I had a set that I got off a wreck in SA sandblasted and powdercoated. They had surface rust as well. They came up very good. I asked the powdercoater if he could get them done as I did not want them damaged. I think it cost me $15.00 about 7 years ago

[Jockster]

If you are wary of having them blasted in any way, the old time restorers use a Molasses Bath to dip fragile items in and it strips the corrosion without damaging the material, you just immerse it leave it for a few days or more depending on how bad it is then lift it out and hose it off.
Cheers
Jock

[Sarge]

Jock has the right idea, then have them powder-coated. Many years ago had a set done for a friends EH wagon

Regards
Mark

[RET]

The method described here (thanks spider) might be of interest to you too.

cheers
RET

[Sarge]

Well there you go I have printed that one out and filed it as it could come in handy.

gee I love this place, what a wealth of information

Regards
Mark

[robbzfc58]

your not wrong sarge
lots of help on offer
thanks to everyone for the advice
i'll have a think about which way to go & let you know how i get on
              cheers trev