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**WPRESTO** · 04-09-2019, 07:03 AM - **4 Likes**

Farms and agricultural settings seem to abound with rusty things that evoke nostalgia.

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**Merv-O** · 04-18-2019, 07:24 AM

A "non-high roller" bathroom fixture at a Las Vegas Hotel

**WPRESTO** · 04-18-2019, 07:40 AM - **1 Like**

Two ends of a piece of who-knows-what-it-was-for metal.

**goatsNdonkey** · 04-20-2019, 06:43 PM

Tamron f/2.5 24mm 01BB, at f/2.5
Pentax K10D

**Merv-O** · 04-20-2019, 06:51 PM

18th Century Cannonball Holder & Lead Cannon Ball...CIrca 1771. Artifact from the Evesham (NJ) Historical Society

edom31 · 04-20-2019, 06:52 PM

I tackled this subject before with my SMC Tak 50/1.4... Here it is with the Helios 44-2:

**WPRESTO** · 04-20-2019, 07:08 PM - **1 Like**

Marine engine (I think)

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edom31 · 04-20-2019, 07:51 PM

Originally posted by WPRESTO

Marine engine (I think)

"It is going in the ocean... there is no corrosive elements there, we can just leave it be" - the folks behind this

Just kidding, but boy, that is a ton of rust

**WPRESTO** · 04-20-2019, 08:03 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by edom31

"It is going in the ocean... there is no corrosive elements there, we can just leave it be" - the folks behind this

Just kidding, but boy, that is a ton of rust

Hey mate, get to work with the sandpaper and steel wool. Actually the rust looks pretty superficial to me. Some of the rusty metal objects posted on this thread have been partially converted to sediment.

edom31 · 04-20-2019, 08:14 PM

Originally posted by WPRESTO

Hey mate, get to work with the sandpaper and steel wool. Actually the rust looks pretty superficial to me. Some of the rusty metal objects posted on this thread have been partially converted to sediment.

Let me ask you this - it being an engine, would you dare start it up, as is? Obviously we do not know the status of the internal parts...

**WPRESTO** · 04-21-2019, 05:45 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by edom31

Let me ask you this - it being an engine, would you dare start it up, as is? Obviously we do not know the status of the internal parts...

Try to start it as-is? Absolutely not, nor would I attempt to refurbish it, but I suspect there are some who might try, starting with a cleaned-up oil pan just add a new engine block, new pistons, new rings, new valves, new crankcase, new bearings, new wiring, new..........

Racer X 69 · 04-21-2019, 11:11 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by Merv-O

So true...saw this old DeSoto for sale....even in its rusted out, decrepit condition, it was still commanding attention:

That'll buff out.

Then they will clear coat it, right over the rusty spots.

And sell it for big bucks, calling it patina.

**Merv-O** · 04-21-2019, 11:28 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Racer X 69

That'll buff out.

Then they will clear coat it, right over the rusty spots.

And sell it for big bucks, calling it patina.

One of the guys I was with who knows about car restoration stated that "it had good bones" and could be readily restored--just needed a box of money to do it

**WPRESTO** · 04-22-2019, 04:22 AM - **1 Like**

To restore an old automobile, as I lectured my son, you need five things:
1) knowledge
2) tools
3) a lot of free time
4) a place to work year-round
5) a lot of extra money

If you're missing any one of these, you will never get the job done.

**goatsNdonkey** · 04-22-2019, 05:25 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by WPRESTO

To restore an old automobile, as I lectured my son, you need five things:
1) knowledge
2) tools
3) a lot of free time
4) a place to work year-round
5) a lot of extra money

If you're missing any one of these, you will never get the job done.

As, Pat Paulsen used to say, " Picky, picky, picky!"

04-21-2019, 05:45 AM - 1 Like	#2006
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,144	Originally posted by edom31 Let me ask you this - it being an engine, would you dare start it up, as is? Obviously we do not know the status of the internal parts... Try to start it as-is? Absolutely not, nor would I attempt to refurbish it, but I suspect there are some who might try, starting with a cleaned-up oil pan just add a new engine block, new pistons, new rings, new valves, new crankcase, new bearings, new wiring, new.......... Last edited by WPRESTO; 04-21-2019 at 07:31 AM.

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04-20-2019, 07:51 PM	#2003
edom31 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Garden City, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,349	Originally posted by WPRESTO Marine engine (I think) "It is going in the ocean... there is no corrosive elements there, we can just leave it be" - the folks behind this Just kidding, but boy, that is a ton of rust

04-20-2019, 08:03 PM - 1 Like	#2004
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,144	Originally posted by edom31 "It is going in the ocean... there is no corrosive elements there, we can just leave it be" - the folks behind this Just kidding, but boy, that is a ton of rust Hey mate, get to work with the sandpaper and steel wool. Actually the rust looks pretty superficial to me. Some of the rusty metal objects posted on this thread have been partially converted to sediment.

04-20-2019, 08:14 PM	#2005
edom31 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Garden City, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,349	Originally posted by WPRESTO Hey mate, get to work with the sandpaper and steel wool. Actually the rust looks pretty superficial to me. Some of the rusty metal objects posted on this thread have been partially converted to sediment. Let me ask you this - it being an engine, would you dare start it up, as is? Obviously we do not know the status of the internal parts...

04-21-2019, 11:11 AM - 2 Likes	#2007
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,077	Originally posted by Merv-O So true...saw this old DeSoto for sale....even in its rusted out, decrepit condition, it was still commanding attention: That'll buff out. Then they will clear coat it, right over the rusty spots. And sell it for big bucks, calling it patina.

04-21-2019, 11:28 AM - 1 Like	#2008
Merv-O Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Philadelphia Photos: Albums Posts: 2,098	Originally posted by Racer X 69 That'll buff out. Then they will clear coat it, right over the rusty spots. And sell it for big bucks, calling it patina. One of the guys I was with who knows about car restoration stated that "it had good bones" and could be readily restored--just needed a box of money to do it

04-22-2019, 04:22 AM - 1 Like	#2009
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,144	To restore an old automobile, as I lectured my son, you need five things: 1) knowledge 2) tools 3) a lot of free time 4) a place to work year-round 5) a lot of extra money If you're missing any one of these, you will never get the job done.

04-22-2019, 05:25 AM - 1 Like	#2010
goatsNdonkey Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Fulton County, Illinois Posts: 3,736	Originally posted by WPRESTO To restore an old automobile, as I lectured my son, you need five things: 1) knowledge 2) tools 3) a lot of free time 4) a place to work year-round 5) a lot of extra money If you're missing any one of these, you will never get the job done. As, Pat Paulsen used to say, " Picky, picky, picky!"

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