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Thursday, June 20, 2019
Repairing the Front Brake and Derailleur -- Part 10 (dissolving the aluminum corrosion at the two places where the paint came off)
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| Will use this product first to remove any corrosion left on the exposed aluminum. |
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| The product is a pink colored gel and in this picture, you can see some of the pink color of the material that was applied to the exposed and corroded aluminum. I let it stand for about 30 minutes then cleaned it off with a wet paper towel. |
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| Same process at the bottom bracket area. |
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| Next, I'll apply this corrosion neutralizer to the bare aluminum. This product says that there must be some corrosion left on the surface for it to react to and to create a neutralized protective layer. I'll let the aluminum stay exposed for a few days so that it will at least have a very light corrosion layer, before I apply this product to see if turns black, like it's supposed to. |
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| I'll try this metal prep chemical also to see if it does the same thing as the neutralizer... |
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Hazet special tool wrench -- Before & After Cleaning
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| I'm guessing that this is a manufacturer's special tool for working on cars. Perhaps VW? The 17 mm hex end of the wrench has two positions. The one shown here and the hex section pushed down to the other side of the wrench. |
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| The hollowed out section at the ends of the hex portion is pretty full of dirt/grease... |
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| Someone ground out the Hazet name portion of the tool. Often, technicians will mark their tools by doing something unique to their tools. Sometimes it's a series of notches. Sometimes it's a name or word inscribed on the metal. Or paint marking of certain parts of a tool... |
After cleaning
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