Series III Body Work

[thixon]

How about a sacrificial anode for every steel thing you own. I can see it tucked away under a bench in the garage with ground straps to cars, bikes, boats, tool chest, cutlery drawer, hot water tank, bed frames

There's an idea! The grounding straps, if properly attached, could also act as a theft deterent for various things I own. I might be able to sell this to the wife.....

[pyounts]

I guess that was a stupid question. I don't really think we have a local galvanizing shop though.

[LaneRover]

I guess that was a stupid question. I don't really think we have a local galvanizing shop though.

Not a stupid question, people just having some fun with the answering!

If your galvanized stuff is in good condition you can easily just leave it even if you do take everything apart to repaint. But! If you get one piece galvanized and leave the rest it will look a bit weird and out of place until the new galvanized bits 'calm down' a bit.

Brent

[thixon]

I guess that was a stupid question. I don't really think we have a local galvanizing shop though.

Not a stupid question. Gregor and I were just having some fun with the idea of having your own garage style galvanizing plant.

My guess is, he thought, at least for a second, "how can I pull it off". I know I did!
Good luck.

[greenmeanie]

It's a long slow day making casting drawings. After staring at the CAD box for this long I couldn't give a sensible answer if I was paid.

Now I was looking at a house with an RV garage up in Portland. Puting the tank in wouldn't be too difficult, maybe get the local Rover club to chip in for the zinc and run a communal bath? Explaining the heating bills each month might be interesting.

On a more seroius note, for those of a marine nature, has anyone any idea how long a block of zinc (call it a 6"x6"x1") would last if hooked up to a truck as a cheap and perhaps temporary alternative to galvy?

Cheers
Gregor

[pyounts]

The galvanized metal looks fairly good. However for some reason the fellow before me painted the back corners. It painted pretty well though the galvanized looks better to me. I'm not sure if I can find replacement parts for them or would be better taking the paint off and seeing what is underneath.

[thixon]

On a more seroius note, for those of a marine nature, has anyone any idea how long a block of zinc (call it a 6"x6"x1") would last if hooked up to a truck as a cheap and perhaps temporary alternative to galvy?

Cheers
Gregor

I don't know how accurate this is, but I asked a boat captain friend of mine that fishes for a living. Not "deadliest catch" kind of fishing, but more like overpaid pushy rich guy on a fishing trip type fishing. That being said, this may not be very accurate.

He says its all about surface area. The rule of thumb for anode surface area is about 3% of the total surface area of the metal being protected. using this rule, he changes out the anodes yearly. At the end of this cycle, the anode has lost about half its mass. Now, I was a little shocked when I got this answer. I'm not used to hearing much out of his mouth other than explitaves, and requests for more beer. I don't take my wife around this guy.

When I asked him how long he thought a zinc anode would last on my rover when hooked up to various steel items, he paused for about 15 seconds, and then said the following: "a long a$$ time unless you plan on driving it in the ocean."

So Gregor, there's your answer. A 6"x6"x1" zinc anode should last "a long a$$ time" when used to stave off corrosion on your rover. It always helps to consult a pro. And by pro I mean drunk, overwieght, crass, uneducated fishing yacht captian.

[Eric W S]

The galvanized metal looks fairly good. However for some reason the fellow before me painted the back corners. It painted pretty well though the galvanized looks better to me. I'm not sure if I can find replacement parts for them or would be better taking the paint off and seeing what is underneath.

Our hosts have these peices. Not too bad. Check the catalog.

EwS

[SafeAirOne]

The galvanized metal looks fairly good. However for some reason the fellow before me painted the back corners. It painted pretty well though the galvanized looks better to me. I'm not sure if I can find replacement parts for them or would be better taking the paint off and seeing what is underneath.

Don't worry--If it's galvanized under the paint, chances are you'll see the galvanizing again--Paint doesn't stick well to the galvanized bits.

As for where to get something galvanized, I'd check with my local steel supplier/metal fabrication shop. The larger ones will have a place that does galvanizing for them. I was going to use a place that had a truck from the galvanizer come by every few weeks and pick up/drop off their stuff. As I recall, they said they'd be happy to throw my stuff in with thiers and would charge me by weight. I think the galv shop was about 100mi away from the metal fab place.

[Eric W S]

[quote=SafeAirOne]Don't worry--If it's galvanized under the paint, chances are you'll see the galvanizing again--Paint doesn't stick well to the galvanized bits.

[quote]

Depends how it was painted. You can get real good adhesion to Galvy with the right product.

[SafeAirOne]

Depends how it was painted. You can get real good adhesion to Galvy with the right product.

Let me rephrase that. If my Rover's previous owner painted your galvanizing, you'll be seeing the galvanizing again. Refer to my black and galvanized front bumper and silver/galv windshield frame.

[SafeAirOne]

List of Galvanizers

Here's a tidbit I have on my "favorites" list for some reason....It's a "Listing of North American Post-Fabrication Hot Dip Galvanizers". Quite fascinating...a real suspense-packed page-turner:

http://www.ovlr.ca/jberg/galvan.pdf

Surely there must be a galvanizer in your neck of the woods...