Finally finished removing the interior portion of the A-pillar today. Lot of spot welds to remove.
Too much rust in there for me.
Just look at this close up of the inside.
I'm sure glad I decided to change these out instead of just hoping there was little rust inside.
Although the replacements I have were taken from another car and they have a slight amount of rust, they have cleaned up nicely and will be a welcome sight in the car.
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(Try the following at your own risk and with good ventilation)
Today I also started experimenting with Electrolytic Rust Removal. (I only wish I had a tub large enough to hold the car body). I took a 5 gallon bucket and filled it with water.
I made the water a basic solution by adding some baking soda. I used a scrap peice of metal for the cathode and atached a wire to it. I also attached a wire to a rusted part. In this case I used an extra gas pedal assembly I have which happens to be extra rusty. (Boy, I sure have a lot of that).
The rusted part and the cathode are suspended from a board into the solution. Be careful not to let the two touch. I clipped the Negative end of my battery charger to the wire on the part and positive end to the cathode.
At this point, all you need to do is add juice. If the battery charger and the solution are strong enough, you should see bubbles start rising out of the solution. Be care as this is hydrogen. When the bubbling stops, your rust should be gone.
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I don't think I have my solution strong enough, however. I'll need to get some PH+ for swimming pools to increase the strength of the solution. Either that, or my small battery charger just doesn't have the proper umph and I'll need a larger one.