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AI6YR Ben 3d ago

New project acquired. My in-laws wheelbarrow. My son wanted to toss it, his grandmother wanted it tossed, but his grandfather pointed out they had the wheelbarrow since they first got married sometime in the 60's. Already ordered replacement handles and wedge pieces, now deciding how far I go with the metal restoration. On the plus side, all the undoubtedly leaded 1960's paint long gone, lol. Now, to decide on removing the rust or just covering it up after some metal brushing.... #ReduceRepairReuseRecycle #repair

AI6YR Ben 3d ago

First step, a little PB Blaster and some work with two garage sale adjustable wrenches. Pb Blaster really reeks. Ends up a lot of the bolts are rust with no threads. #ReduceRepairReuseRecycle #repair

AI6YR Ben 3d ago

Pile of metal, tire, old wood (rotted!!!). Had to pull out a hacksaw, many of the bolts were more rust than metal, and you can't remove a bolt where there is no thread. #ReduceRepairReuseRecycle #repair

Current status: these wheelbarrows have carriage bolts, but when they are very rusty, they spun. An angle grinder would be the best option here, but I have no angle grinder. So, manual hacksaw through the bolt (which works, but is a lot of work. But, great arm workout!) #ReduceRepairReuseRecycle #repair #wheelbarrow

AI6YR Ben 3d ago

Sears wheelbarrow. Probably 1960's or early 1970's. Purchased in Ventura or Oxnard, I understand. #ReduceRepairReuseRecycle #repair

AI6YR Ben 3d ago

I wonder if someone has the appropriate catalog for this one online anywhere. #Sears

AI6YR Ben 3d ago

Going with rust covering paint on this. Did a quick once over with a metal brush while wet to knock off loose rust, and I see the undercoat is most certainly that vintage leaded paint white (it has a certain sheen). So, better covered and encapsulated than removed. Washed with a degreaser. There are bits of ancient cement I can't remove... they will have to remain there I suppose. #ReduceRepairReuseRecycle #wheelbarrow #repair

Perhaps consider a phosphoric acid based rust converter before the paint, but check compatibility.

AI6YR Ben 3d ago

@zl2tod The "Rustoleom" based paint here has a rust converter in the paint.

FreddyB Aviation Photography 3d ago

@ai6yr Plus those old tools were built like a tank and made to last.

Highly recommend a more modern tire that does not need to be inflated

Mac - VA3WFT 3d ago

@ai6yr archive.org has quite a few scanned.

Shirley Eugest 3d ago

@ai6yr
page 10, 1970
https://dn710204.ca.archive.org/0/items/1970-sears-spring-summer-catalog_202308/1970%20Sears%20Spring%20Summer%20Catalog_text.pdf

AI6YR Ben 3d ago

@EugestShirley LOL

Also, fashion in the 70's was... interesting.

Leaping Woman 3d ago

@ai6yr @EugestShirley people took a lot of psychedelics in that era. um, according to my friends.

Cainmark Does Not Comply 🚲3d ago

@ai6yr @EugestShirley

Flower power!

Darth Osler 3d ago

@ai6yr @EugestShirley https://youtu.be/UOUBW8bkjQ4?si=Q6odUZ3OhzbuYefI

twenty one pilots - Jumpsuit (Official Video)

YouTube

The whole flower power / summer of love thing was in large part a cultural reaction to the Vietnam war, and Korea and WWII before it.

I wish I was seeing something analogous now.

Cat West 3d ago

@ai6yr those chairs, despite appearances, were VERY comfortable to sit in whilst conversing with others.

Greg Whitehead 3d ago

@ai6yr I was on team hacksaw for many many years. Finally bought an angle grinder and will never go back! ;-)

@grwster @ai6yr I used to be all about the hacksaw but this one day I got really frustrated by something and, yeah

corded angle grinder took care of that situation

Joseph Lamoree 3d ago

@ai6yr I’ll lend you an angle grinder next time.

AI6YR Ben 3d ago

@jlamoree BUT HOW WILL I GET MY ARM REPS IN THEN?!?!? 🤪

Joseph Lamoree 3d ago

@ai6yr Well, with the time you save, you could drive your car to the gym and workout in a sanitary environment, like a normal person. Hehe

AI6YR Ben 3d ago

@jlamoree I'm pretty sure removing rusty bolts in my backyard is a lot more sanitary than sharing sweaty surfaces with 1000 of my nearest friends 🤪

Femme Malheureuse 2d ago

@ai6yr @jlamoree Damn it — nobody told me it was arm day!

Does this rusty thing do legs and is it now leg day? Or do we have to wait for this to be fully repaired and loads of soil/rocks/bricks to get barrowed?

Mycotropic 3d ago

Hell of a project, congratulations on it!