[ale] OT geek motorcycle?

[Dow Hurst]

I found out the answer from someone I trust, so read below:

Dow,
Phosphoric acid converts rust to insol phosphate, then wash acid free after 1
hour and dry overnight and paint with Rust-Oleum enamel.  There are one step
products at Home Depot but they are not as good as two-step by a chemist.

Dad














Dow Hurst wrote:
> There is a product that is like spray paint that will take the iron 
> oxide (rust) and chemically convert it to something else that is still 
> useable.  I can't remember what the product is called or what the active 
> ingredient is. I'll see if I can find out from a person I know.
> Dow
> 
> 
> Stephen Turner wrote:
> 
>>>     So: that's about my knowledge limit.  Any other input?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> well i was just thinking taking a neat motorcycle body and making it
>> electric, i seen some people make some that go roughly 30-60 miles, i
>> figured ive played with some serious sport electric rc cars so i know a
>> thing or 2 about speed controls and motors maybe i could do it :-p but at
>> the moment i found a goof ball mechanic and a old engine block to play
>> with a hard water engine >:D a safe way of transporting pure hydrogen and
>> oxygen without risk of explosion. down side is i know with this engine
>> which is already partly rusted on the outside it will be destroyed by 
>> rust
>> on the inside but im interested in seeing how long it takes to rust and
>> how long the system will run before batteries need recharging. it 
>> might be
>> a better electric car hybrid :-p altho its gonna need a serious cooling
>> system, thought that up too and hopefuly it will also be useful in
>> reclaiming some lost energy due to heat. dunno well see :) ill post about
>> it if/when its done. perhaps if it works out as well it would be worth
>> while to get a specially modified engine made that doesnt rust? :D
>>
>> =====
>> ::: common sense? does it come with a manual?:::
>>
>>
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