That's a nice period thing to have tidied up and saved
now youve gone to all the hard work of repairing, why would you not consider galvanising it?Yes for sure. I was told earlier in this thread that it was time for a new gate pal.
But this gate is infinitely more interesting than anything modern that could be made IMO. It's a 100 year old gate and under all that paint it's in very good condition considering the age of it. After some weld repairs tomorrow it should have many more years ahead of it
Make a wooden frame a foot bigger all round from old scaff boards line it with two thickness of water proof membrane then make a strong caustic soda mix and fully immerse all painted parts . Cold caustic takes a little longer than stuff outn of a steam generator at 106 oCAny ideas on how best to remove several mm worth of old paint?
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I'm thinking of needle descaler first for the real built up sections near corners etc then an angle grinder and wire wheel. Possibly some chemical stripper too
Make a wooden frame a foot bigger all round from old scaff boards line it with two thickness of water proof membrane then make a strong caustic soda mix and fully immerse all painted parts . Cold caustic takes a little longer than stuff outn of a steam generator at 106 oC
Two days later take it out and give it a good clean with a decent power washer
Dilute the caustic solution and put it bucket by bucket down an outside drain then wash off everything on the membrane etc. You might also use a soda sand blaster off a power washer to remove any rust left behind