Tanks, welding and rust
It actually started with a job on the Ural. Not that it was broken or anything. I had hurt my ankle, couldn't kickstart and then decided to mount a side valve block that I still had.
Tags rust
Dinitrol anti-rust treatment. Rust does not rest
Years ago, a technician from my then classic association advised me to have my newly purchased, as a new-looking classic, tectylated. I then followed that advice and I never regretted it. So the idea was to do the same in my follow-up classic. I ended up at a company that gave my Volvo 240 a Dinitrol anti-rust treatment.
The inverted world: rust on request
The upside-down world: Rust on demand. That's what it most resembles. Once upon a time, a classic restored to showroom shine was the most beautiful thing you could imagine. Nowadays there is still no one who spits on a perfect…
Datsun 240Z
A little rust on a Datsun 240z If you are planning to purchase a Datsun 240Z, perhaps the attached photo will ring all your bells? A Datsun 240Z can also be very terrible, judging by this picture...
Liquid sandpaper? Rustico!
Seen at an industrial exhibition, but also very useful for us: Rustyco, liquid sandpaper. The stuff is watery and can be diluted or sold as a gel. Rustyco, the product is
Remove rust from gas tank
Suppose you have purchased a classic that has stood still for more than a few days. This does not necessarily have to be a restoration object... After the whole thing has been made roadworthy again, you take it on the road. To be sure,…
Leaf in the bin
dry leaves in the stove
2CV base plates and rust
About invisible rust in 2CV ugly duck platforms
Sikkens? Great varnishes!
The Simca 1100s were brave enough to rust. This French copy proves that Sikkens was also sold in that country. And that not all 1100s have fallen prey to rust. Surely it wouldn't have been sprayed with Sikkens paint?
Rust in the tank
When the classic you cherish enters the garage, it is now urgently recommended to empty the fuel tank or completely, disconnect the supply hose to the fuel pump and then blow it through at high pressure or up to the cap