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Try just buying a Septone product called "Rust Converter", it doesn't say on the bottle what concentration it is, however any product sold as rust converter will generally be phosphoric acid, it warns

I'm not sure what initial concentration of phosphoric acid (PA) you are starting with, Brian. I bought some a while back (in NZ) from a chemical supplier (I think) at the strongest possible solution,

REVIEW issue 128 is at the printers for distribution at the end of this month. The contents are: * Weathering Heights - An industrial steam weathering masterclass by Tim Shackleton * Andrew Barclay

Paul, I know Bunning's sell it here in Oz, but basically you need to get yourself some rust converter which is phosphoric acid wash the steel bits in it and then wash in the white spirit and dry in a

Here is the rather nice 14mm gauge axle

The plot thickens. The parts are all in the kit in mild steel, so no chance of using stainless. I’ve found Slaters axles and wheels rusting after the model has been built. I can’t lacquer them for

Like I said earlier Frank, it is best to put it into a drying oven, ie: a old wall oven or stove oven, with a 60 watt light bulb mounted inside, you need to wait about 1 hour for the oven to gain

Naphtha, Lighter fuel, Colemans stove fuel is Hydrocarbon based around C6 chains. White spirit based about C11 chains. From a practical point white spirit evaporates slower. For this you are

Diggers Shellite is a flammable hydrocarbon solvent used primarily as lighter fuel. (Also known as Recosol R55). It is commonly used as a lighter fuel, for metal cleaning or cleaning surfaces prior to

Yes in some countries I believe they call it white spirit or white oil.

I've used white spirit to degrease and remove oil etc. from parts of my lathe during repair/restoration. Once dry they were then greased or oiled as appropriate. Can't quite remember who suggested to

Is it really white spirit? ?That’s much the same as turps substitute, used as a paint thinners and brush cleaner. I’ve never heard of it as a degreaser. Lighter fluid is quite different Paul

Hi Brian, Shellite is the same as White Spirit, it's used as a dry cleaning fluid, also I think the Ronson cigarette lighter is the same and I'm 99% sure it's used in camping stoves. The name

Paul, Shellite is a clear liquid used more as a clean product it leaves no residue when it evaporates. https://www.bunnings.com.au/diggers-1l-shellite_p1563463

Brian This warrants further investigation, thank you. ?Having never heard of Shellite, i was concerned to find it was a British high explosive used in armour piercing shells, then - from wikipedia

Paul, You could try using Incralac which is a clear coating meant for polished brass or copper however it does work on any metal providing you do a good prep first, because the cranks and rods I

I had a look st the axles, wheels and cranks last night. I start to see why the kits are so expensive. There is some serious engineering here. The wheels are threaded and screw onto the axles. Hence

I am trying to sort something out for next Saturday but its getting complicated now because others are starting to stick their oar in.

Oh I don’t know Adrian, Lionheart’s appearance at Woody Bay for the L&B gala was only announced about 36 hours before the event. By that standard there’s plenty of time….

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