[Nathan Slingerland]

It's been a few days and even though Mike doesn't like non-electronic things happening I thought I'd give an update on the de-rusting effort.

Chassis

Evaporust gel works really slowly - but it is getting the job done. Here's a progression of applications over several days (a few hours each day):

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Transformers / Chokes

After soaking in regular Evaporust overnight most of the paint had come off of the top of the power transformer shells.
Interestingly, none of the paint on the inside of either shell came off.

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Here's what the other items looked like after de-rusting with naval jelly:

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At this point I've applied four coats of paint, lightly sanding between coats to even out the rough spots.

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Once the chassis is done being derusted I'll reinstall the power transformer top shells, mask off everything else and paint their sides.