Radiator in Electrolosis tank?

I did the rad on the 420 JD in the electrolysis tank. It had both washing soda and NH4OH in it. It came out great. I was kinda leary of the different metals and I did not just put her in for the night. Don't remember how long but I checked during the day and did it to my satisfaction. Enter at your own risk, i suppose.

It must have had more than the tanks left because the tractor runs fine with it.

I got a tip on repainting the finned part. I mixed up some flat black (think it wa rustoleum) way too thin with thinner. Then set the air on the gun way up and blew the thin paint thru the fins. Made a nice coating. Had the tanks and sides masked off. Then masked the fins and apinted the tanks and sides to whatever - JD Green in this case. I guess My N will be Gloss Black for the tanks and sides.

How do I know? I tried to clean a grease screen in Purple Power one time. Ended up with just a shadow of a screen.

HTH

Cliff (VA)

I've restored 100's of planes (cast iron wood planes). Sodium Carbonate and Sodium Bicarbonate will both leave a residue. After taking out of the tank, the object should be washed with hot soapy water and rinced with cold water. If not, then the residual sodium of either will start reacting (with iron), with time, and will make a mess.

The advantage of S Carbonate is a higher ion flow at a given voltage. The advantage of S Bicarbonate is better cleaning of the cast iron (IMO). I have large variac's and am not voltage limited so I use the latter in my tanks. But the advantages between the two are of only slight difference. I'll take whatevers handy with only a slight preference for NA2CO4.

I've never used electrolysis on anything except cast iron or steel. So, can't comment on it's effects on other metals.