More progress a day later. I bought two gallons of evaporust today at the local advance auto. And lo and behold one of them was filled with water. So I am returning that one tomorrow. Nice!

So I dumped out the old used up evaporust and scrubbed the driveshaft again and replaced it back in the tube with the one real gallon I bought.

Here's how they looked today:

And day 3 after an overnight with a fresh gallon. Now that's some progress as compared to the old stuff.

Looks great. Amazing stuff.

The question is what do you do with the nasty liquid with the junk in it when you're done?

The liquid itself is harmless and biodegradable and can legally be dumped down a drain. However, the solids in the waste will dictate disposal. I seperate the solids from the liquid before I dump it.

Good to know. Thanks, Rick.

You can extend the life of the liquid by straining it through a cloth with a magnet in it. It pulls away some of the iron and gives a longer life to the liquid because the liquid will continue to work on any remaining iron residue, 24/7.

Working on the old gal this weekend. I was going to put in the headliner today but it turns out I am missing a single headliner bow clip. UGH! This is the little doo-hickies that the end of the headliner bow sits in. Forensic analysis indicates that this one has been missing since before paint because the primer is covering its mounting location. Anyone got a random one in their tool box? They make them new but I don't need a set of 10 for $25.

I got the headliner padding/insulation glued in though, so that's done.

here's that clip I need.

The saddest photo in the universe. If only I had a time machine to go back and find the broadcast sheet that was taped to this exact spot while it was rolling down the assembly line. You can see the tape and sheet fragments where it was stuck on there back in 1970.