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[Mini Mad James]

After a bird flew into my grille i decided to restore/re paint it
so i got the dent out paint stripped it and this is what i found

How do you get large amounts of rust off

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[minimadjonesy]

wire brush attachment for your drill and plenty of perserverence!

[Jammy]

With something like that I'd try and find somewhere to have it chemically dipped or sand blasted.

[TJenkos]

How much would that cost? Would it not be cheaper to find a second hand grille?

Ive got a few cooper grilles lying about

[minipixie]

How much would that cost? Would it not be cheaper to find a second hand grille?

Ive got a few cooper grilles lying about

u got any pics of the cooper grilles uv got lying about?

[1984mini25]

wire brush attachment for your drill

And for the tricky bits 80 grit sand paper and a lot of elbow grease

Ive got a few cooper grilles lying about

I should be able drive up to yours to get your r/c car running some time next week / weekend, might have one of the grills off ya.

[Mini Mad James]

How much would that cost? Would it not be cheaper to find a second hand grille?

Wanted to keep this one as its original
Ill get the surface rust off with one of those drill bits then but its gunna be a pain in the ass to get between those slats

My mum suggested i dip it in loads of tesco value coke but she wont let me use the bath to do it

[TJenkos]

Ive got a few cooper grilles lying about

I should be able drive up to yours to get your r/c car running some time next week / weekend, might have one of the grills off ya.

I better go find the remote and glow starter!

Let me know sooner to the time

Tom

[1984mini25]

but its gunna be a pain in the ass to get between those slats
My mum suggested i dip it in loads of tesco value coke but she wont let me use the bath to do it

once you do get 99.9% of the rust off brush paint it with hammerite as spray paint might not get into all the corners

coke won't do much, good old fastioned hard work i'm afraid

[pikey7]

Id take it to a sandblaster, but it'll probably set you back at least £30.

The alternative is to use Nitromors and a pressure washer (instead of the scraper. The pressure will "scrape" it for you!). That'll take off all the paint, the your left with a good old file and sandpaper to get the rusty surface smooth. Spray on some POR15 to get rid of the rust that's left, and prepar it/paint it as normal.

[Mini Mad James]

have already used nitromors and my jet washer
just spent the last hour with my drill and a wire brush attatchment ill use sandpaper for the rest

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