Phil_S wrote: ↑Mon Apr 14, 2025 5:41 pm
For the chassis, remove the rust by whatever means you believe will be effective. This could be done with sandpaper, sand blasting, a rust remover solution or treatment, or electrolysis. When it is free of rust, find an industrial place that does galvanizing. Plead with them to dip your pitifully small chassis along with whatever industrial level things they are dipping for commercial customers. The "hot dip" is a zinc coating. If you can't do that, I guess you are left with asking an automotive body shop if they can spray a color next to a car they are fixing, or use a rattle can. Here is one company I know about. https://www.southerngalvanizing.com/ The problem is getting them to accept your nuisance job, basically, for free. If they had to charge you for it, it would be cheaper to fabricate a new chassis.
Thanks for your reply and your suggestions. I appreciate you taking time to assist me.
My brother is a panel beater and he has told me he can get rid of the rust and I can have it re-plated. This is probably the best option.
Mark, please forgive me, as we are separated by a common language. I had to lookup "panel beater," as I didn't know the term. I'm sure your brother will take good care of the chassis.
