Hello,
I'm eyeing another item in my father's collection. This engine has me captivated and it is succumbing to the damp environment in our neck of the woods. It deserves a comeback and it's old enough to deserve a museum quality restoration in my opinion (please withhold the museum rant from this thread).
What does it really take to bring all the machined parts back to bright steel? I'm intrigued by electrolyisis to remove the rust, but if the steel is quite pitted, what steps should one take then? Should the surfaces be re-machined? Is this a topic for a historic preservation forum?
In short, I'd love peoples opinions on how they might approach restoration of an engine like this and how far they would be willing to take it. I'd love to see this engine with satin machined surfaces again.
-Adair
I'm eyeing another item in my father's collection. This engine has me captivated and it is succumbing to the damp environment in our neck of the woods. It deserves a comeback and it's old enough to deserve a museum quality restoration in my opinion (please withhold the museum rant from this thread).
What does it really take to bring all the machined parts back to bright steel? I'm intrigued by electrolyisis to remove the rust, but if the steel is quite pitted, what steps should one take then? Should the surfaces be re-machined? Is this a topic for a historic preservation forum?
In short, I'd love peoples opinions on how they might approach restoration of an engine like this and how far they would be willing to take it. I'd love to see this engine with satin machined surfaces again.
-Adair