Date:         Thu, 16 Jun 2011 09:27:26 -0400
Reply-To:     ed donnen <spliced.surprise@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         ed donnen <spliced.surprise@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Rust Demons
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The Rust Demons have seized my 91 crew cab truck!  I’m not having any
of that, thank you very much.  “Of course, you know, this means war,”
B.Bunny.   On their side: oxygen and water.  On my side: my truck,
this list, my ignorance (don’t knock it, not knowing how to fail gives
me inner strength), and an evening course in auto body work I will
take once a week using all their tools and 6 days to heal before the
next time.
I also found this info:
"OSPHO" http://www.ospho.com/ , for light rust conversion.
"Por15" http://www.por15.com/ , for heavy rust and body filler around rust.
"Harbor Freight": http://www.harborfreight.com/  , for inexpensive tools.
Last evening I “griddled my lions” and went forth to do battle against
the demons of rust.  Using an air hammer I removed the hinge pins from
my gates (mostly) with only minor tremor to my hearing, say 5 on the
“Queen” concert scale. Two pesky hinges wouldn’t let go resulting in
the removal of the hinge from the body of the truck in one case and
splitting the pin in the other.  Then I used the phew-matic grinder
cutter to sever the pins to release the hinge parts.  In a shower of
sparks of July 4th proportions I achieved this with the minor comment
of, “Instructor Sir, is my hair still smoldering?”   The center hinge
part, with the pin rusted in, will be drilled out next time unless
someone has a better idea. Having fatigued my brain at this point, in
what passed for thought I managed to insert my thumb betwixt the body
of the truck and the hammer I was wielding to create a chorus of, “OH
Poo” several times. Inspection and reflection follows. Final score,
rust demons two hinges, truck one thumb.
Ed, 91 crew cab