1970 HONDA MINI TRAIL

[Rat Rod]

Hmmm.

...so all of this time 'Texas water' was actually simple green.

Ha Ha....yes, I need to buy this stuff by the drum full. Those who have watched me over the years know my love for Simple Green. [emoji4]

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Ha Ha....yes, I need to buy this stuff by the drum full. Those who have watched me over the years know my love for Simple Green. [emoji4]

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I agree, it's good stuff! You can get it in concentrated gallon refills.

 

[Rat Rod]

I actually contacted them about advertising last year and I had just missed their cutoff for requests.

 

[pick]

Simple Green & PB Blaster are pretty much staples on this web site.

 

[us56456712]

Started the tear down process...everything looks really clean...

Tank polished out nicely...

Gonna have to get a new filter for sure...

Simple Green + 25% Dawn dish soap + scrap copper + steel + 24 hours = copper plated steel parts. No battery required as long as the steel and copper don't touch. You got Texas water we got Da Yooper electroplating.

 

[Fv2]

Simple Green + 25% Dawn dish soap + scrap copper + steel + 24 hours = copper plated steel parts. No battery required as long as the steel and copper don't touch. You got Texas water we got Da Yooper electroplating.

That's a great tip, I'll definitely use it.

 

[dragnusa]

Simple Green + 25% Dawn dish soap + scrap copper + steel + 24 hours = copper plated steel parts. No battery required as long as the steel and copper don't touch. You got Texas water we got Da Yooper electroplating.

How well does it hold up?

 

[us56456712]

How well does it hold up?

Don't know, lots of variables. How thick the plating (how long did it soak, how clean) etc. It doesn't come off by cleaning it with a hand brass brush. It is probably as good as any other home electroplating. I have tried to get it off of coaster brake parts I soaked to remove grease and couldn't get the copper electroplating off. In this case the copper electroplating came from the bronze coaster brake shoes.

 

[ChimeraCycle]

Anyone have more pics & why do you suppose we havnt seen this treatment more often?

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[c1run1]

wow great find ! and neat home plating trick two for one awesomeness