Re: 36 Elgin Rebuild
Since thats a Nice pan I would personally just remove the rust and ride it bare steel, you might be able to re-skin it though. This is actually easier than it sounds, go down to your dollar general buy enough bottles of regular ol' vinegar to fill a plastic tupperware container big enough to fit the seat in. plop it in, leave it for about 3-4 days, maybe less (check it each day, cause it'll eat the steel after too long) take it out when it looks like there's as much rust as you think'll come off without eating away at all the metal, take it down to the carwash and blast it off. It should ALL strip down nicely, hit it with a touch of PB blaster or some sort of oil (or else itll flash rust). VIOLA! looks neat too, like chemical sandblasting.
And since this is a nice seat that could probably use it, I'll share some secret squirrel hotrodder info that a lot guys might not know...
If you guys can keep a secret,
3-5 parts Molasses to 1 part water will eat away rust perfectly - but not steel or iron. 8)
I dig it, have fun buildin'!
-Hans :mrgreen:
