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12-14-2006, 02:39 AM
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Re: 72 T/A progess
Here is the same spot after 24 hours of spraying. According to the manufacturer, it would go much faster if the ambient temperature was between 70 and 100 degrees. Since the stuff isn't flammable I think you could probably place an aquarium-type heater in the tank to warm the fluid up to 80 degrees or so and speed the chemical reaction up. Unfortunately I'd need to buy a lot more liquid to get it to a high enough level for the heater to work. So I guess I'll just let it spray as it is. It's kind of like those rock tumblers you had as a kid: you put the rocks and the polishing compound in the tumbler and let it spin for a month and then open it up and see the polished stones.
As you can see in the photo, more shiny metal is magically appearing with no paint/primer damage:  
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12-15-2006, 06:47 AM
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Re: 72 T/A progess
I never thought about it but I used the stuff back in May & June, and it did work very quickly... 6-8 hours was all it would take.
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12-15-2006, 06:02 PM
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Re: 72 T/A progess
Steve, your restoration narrative and photo documentation is just outstanding
 I always enjoy reading about your progress. I guess if I wait to use this stuff on my Chevelle until after I move to AZ, it should work pretty well 
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12-15-2006, 07:12 PM
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Re: 72 T/A progess
My old day job, back in the last decade before the turn of the century (never thought I'd be old enough to actually say that) was as a tech editor for Musclecar Review and Mopar Muscle Magazine. Maybe if I keep doing this I can legitimately write the whole restoration off on my taxes as a business expense, since I'm now a "Freelance Internet Published Restoration Technician."
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#7
12-16-2006, 12:48 AM
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Re: 72 T/A progess
I kept thinking about the heated fluid idea so I stopped by the local PetsMart on my way home from work and picked up a submersible aquarium heater for about $25 (the ones for reptile tanks that can be fully underwater and not hanging on the side of the tank). Well it turns out that is the trick. Just heat up the fluid and it improves the chemical reaction immensely. Here is a spot by the front leaf spring hanger. I aimed the sprayer and let it go for about two minutes to check the aim while I got the camera ready and in that time it already converted most of the surface rust to clean metal.
 
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