RC10LSO that I couldn't pass up

[GeneralZod]

Kept them soaking for several days. I didn't want to leave in too long for fear of degrading the parts or causing them to chalk. They look white enough to me. Then soaked them twice with water only in the sun to leach out remaining peroxide. Cleaning up the bumper in peroxide now and see if it works on it as well.

[GeneralZod]

Most of the screws had quite a bit of rust on them. I thought, why not try to save them too! After soaking them for a week in liquid wrench, they were still covered in rust. So I went to plan B and soaked them in white vinegar for 5 hours. That certainly did the trick! The rust came off without any scrubbing. The little cup you see is what they were bathing in. Rust-B-Gone!

[NomadRacer]

Great trick with the vinegar!

[matt1ptkn]

Vinegar? Is it really just that simple? Is the bath in Liquid Wrench necessary beforehand? I'm always removing or finding rusty hardware on used RCs or parts lots. I hate throwing them away because they are mechanically functional, just an eye sore. I still need to pick up some gun metal blue stuff, too.

[NomadRacer]

I've had great success with this cold gun blue ... https://vansgunblue.com/

[GeneralZod]

Vinegar? Is it really just that simple? Is the bath in Liquid Wrench necessary beforehand?

Yes, soaking them in 100% white vinegar dissolves the rust. I thought the liquid wrench would have taken off all the rust but didn't. It did help with the removal of the screws but simply wasn't strong enough to react with the rust. The vinegar will take it off, you can even see the chemical reaction taking place even only 10 min into the soak. It's something I have used in the past for rust removal for classic car restorations. I recommend checking the parts frequently, as you don't want to leave them in the vinegar for days on end. Experiment 1st on a few to gauge how long to let them soak and see how they turn out before dumping the whole set into the cup. Then rinse with rubbing alcohol to remove the remaining vinegar and coat them in a light machine oil if desired. I live in a dry region so the oil step is usually not needed. The gun metal stuff would be good to use to bring back the black color to the screws after the alcohol bath. In my case, it wasn't needed.

[matt1ptkn]

Great info. Thank you!

[GeneralZod]

Found a good deal on a few tires. Some good for practice and others good to race. Just going through and matching them up. Need to soften some up. I tried wd40 on one set and put them in a zip lock bag to see if it works. Any good tips anyone have to recondition them?

[mk-Zero]

Vinegar? Is it really just that simple? Is the bath in Liquid Wrench necessary beforehand?

Yes, soaking them in 100% white vinegar dissolves the rust. I thought the liquid wrench would have taken off all the rust but didn't. It did help with the removal of the screws but simply wasn't strong enough to react with the rust. The vinegar will take it off, you can even see the chemical reaction taking place even only 10 min into the soak. It's something I have used in the past for rust removal for classic car restorations. I recommend checking the parts frequently, as you don't want to leave them in the vinegar for days on end. Experiment 1st on a few to gauge how long to let them soak and see how they turn out before dumping the whole set into the cup. Then rinse with rubbing alcohol to remove the remaining vinegar and coat them in a light machine oil if desired. I live in a dry region so the oil step is usually not needed. The gun metal stuff would be good to use to bring back the black color to the screws after the alcohol bath. In my case, it wasn't needed.

This is great, thanks! I have some parts i need to do this on!

[matt1ptkn]

Found a good deal on a few tires. Some good for practice and others good to race. Just going through and matching them up. Need to soften some up. I tried wd40 on one set and put them in a zip lock bag to see if it works. Any good tips anyone have to recondition them?

A "few" tires... I've often found that "truing" the hardened outer layer off the old tires usually brings them back to life. I've also been told that Jergen's hand lotion works great. Seriously. lol.

Is that a Ben Franklin Stove??

[scr8p]

Does Trinity still sell Tire Tweak? That worked alright from what I remember.

[vandal]

water babies suntan lotion

[GeneralZod]

Found a good deal on a few tires. Some good for practice and others good to race. Just going through and matching them up. Need to soften some up. I tried wd40 on one set and put them in a zip lock bag to see if it works. Any good tips anyone have to recondition them?

A "few" tires... I've often found that "truing" the hardened outer layer off the old tires usually brings them back to life. I've also been told that Jergen's hand lotion works great. Seriously. lol.

Is that a Ben Franklin Stove??

Yeah, just a few... They were almost free, and they needed a new home. My son was saying the same, "Just a few, Dad?" Took a while to get them matched up and sorted. Went and picked up the Jergens extra dry hand formula to give a try, lol! Never heard of trying that before. I also lightly trued some and they cleaned up nicely.

You are sharp! That is indeed a Ben Franklin Stove. My favorite spot during the winter is sitting in the chair next to it and soaking up the heat.

[GeneralZod]

Most of the parts needed to bring the car back to original configuration now arrived! I can finally put this thing back together and give it a spin. Not on the beach though.

[lmw94002]

Sweet job. It's on my never-ending list of projects to build up a 10L && 10LSS like I ran back in the day.

I have used apple cider vinegar in the past to remove rust. However it does also tend to remove the black oxide coating from steal hardware too. After all, rust is an oxide too.