Re: [Chrysler300] 57 - 59 grill U nuts

["Ron Waters" <ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Wow. Sounds like a lot of ugly, caustic chemicals in this multi-step 
process.

I would achieve the same results by wire wheeling the rusty nuts (held by 
vice grips). Then I'd string 'em up on a coat hanger and lightly brush with 
Bill Hirsh Miracle Paint (which I prefer over POR-15). Let them dry 
overnight for a semi-gloss black. Or if you want to get creative, wait until 
the Miracle Paint tacks up, then rattle-can spray them silver, cast color or 
whatever floats your boat.

Ron


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Keith Boonstra" <kboonstra@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 2:09 PM
Subject: [Chrysler300] 57 - 59 grill U nuts


>  And here's the rest of the story -- Rusty parts like my grill U-nuts
> that are too small or intricate to sandblast can be a real PIA, but this
> worked so slick I gotta tell you how I did it.
>
> I took about an ounce of Lysol blue liquid toilet bowl cleaner and mixed
> it with an ounce of motor oil.  I dropped the clips in the mixture and
> pulled them out just a few hours later.  All the rust was gone and I had
> bare metal parts.  The Lysol removes the rust, and the oil keeps the
> parts from immediately re-oxidizing, just like when you quench tempered
> steel.  Then I rinsed and cleaned them with detergent water, after which
> I swished them in naphtha and dried them.  I love making the chemicals
> do the work - just try not to breathe that stuff.
>
> Next I made a small thin 50/50 mixture of black Rustoleum and naphtha,
> dipped the U-nuts in there, pulled them out, and hung them up to dry.
> The next day I lined them up and sprayed them with a coat of semi-gloss
> black enamel.  A couple hours later I laid them on a sheet of aluminum
> foil and put them in my wife's oven at 350 degrees for an hour.  This
> morning they have a satin sheen baked enamel black finish on them that's
> hard like a rock.  Beautiful.
>
> I think the old ad motto was "Better Living Through Chemistry"
>
> Keith Boonstra
>
>
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