I Bought an Extractor, an OLDIE, have questions.

DayValleyDahlias · February 10, 2009, 11:19:09 PM

Cindi, yours looks to be newer than mine. Check out the first photo on my initial post. Looks OLD, but I dunno, I forgot to ask the kid...gonna start cleaning her up tomorrow! A good job for a rainy week!
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rast · February 11, 2009, 05:40:10 PM

The process MustBeNuts described is called reverse electrolysis and works very well. I have used it for years. He means to remove the basket and place it in a plastic bucket that will hold enough water to cover the basket. The basket and the metal rod with the + cable hooked to it must not touch. It will be nasty covered with the rust from the basket the next day. The process does not remove any good metal, just the rust. It will also be black where the rust was.

DayValleyDahlias · February 12, 2009, 01:52:51 AM

We have the reverse electrolysis going on right now, it is really working well! Thanks !!!!!!! Yay

Ross · February 14, 2009, 10:25:07 AM

Little Wonders have been made a long time, going back to before they were made in stainless.

rast · February 14, 2009, 11:17:23 AM

Well, you've had two days now. How is it coming?
Never mind, found the other topic/post.

DayValleyDahlias · February 14, 2009, 11:56:56 AM

Yup the reverse electrolysis really worked great!

MustbeeNuts · February 14, 2009, 02:52:29 PM

Well its good you figured it out, I knew how in my mind, lol its just hard for me to explain it. I have that problem lots. Anyway glad it worked out with the added instructions.

DayValleyDahlias · February 14, 2009, 11:52:17 PM

MBN, especially the "don't get shocked part"!!! AAAAAAAAHHHHH heehee

jdesq · February 15, 2009, 10:45:53 AM

I have that same extractor- It works great!!! You got yourself a good deal.

DayValleyDahlias · February 15, 2009, 11:55:44 AM

Thanks jdesq! Hopefully there will be a lot of surplus this year!

hollybees · February 15, 2009, 12:06:30 PM

Quote from: DayValleyDahlias on February 12, 2009, 01:52:51 AM
We have the reverse electrolysis going on right now, it is really working well! Thanks !!!!!!! Yay

Ok, I just have to try this little trick.....I just have too!

MustbeeNuts · February 15, 2009, 12:39:47 PM

I learned to do it with old car parts from the junk yard, if you restore an old car or get a used part, its always so rusted up, well sandblasting takes away good metal along with the rust. and some older parts like door skins and fenders you don't want to loose any good metal. It works really good for that stuff too. You just have to turn the part and keep it submerged when you are working on each area.

hollybees · February 15, 2009, 12:46:15 PM

I assume you can't touch the part with the metal rod....right?

MustbeeNuts · February 15, 2009, 01:51:46 PM

Absolutely not. do not touch the metal rod to the part. rod in water, do not touch the part. connec the neg. to the part.