Stainless steel cleaning methods
Stainless steel cleaning methods
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Hello everyone!
New to the tips site so here goes the first question for the census.
Thanks in advance for all help offered and proven solutions.
We're a specialty chemical manufacturing facility in the South. We've got a few receivers, about 1250 gals in size, that have been in our plant for a number of years. Quite a few are being pulled for service in another expansion and are in our boneyard waiting for installation. While there we'd like to clean them up. Does anyone know or have any suggestions or techniques that will do a good job restoring the exterior surface?
Rust stains and various chemical stains are numerous.
Appreciate the help!!
WP
New to the tips site so here goes the first question for the census.
Thanks in advance for all help offered and proven solutions.
We're a specialty chemical manufacturing facility in the South. We've got a few receivers, about 1250 gals in size, that have been in our plant for a number of years. Quite a few are being pulled for service in another expansion and are in our boneyard waiting for installation. While there we'd like to clean them up. Does anyone know or have any suggestions or techniques that will do a good job restoring the exterior surface?
Rust stains and various chemical stains are numerous.
Appreciate the help!!
WP





RE: Stainless steel cleaning methods
... with a full complement of PPE, including leather gloves, goggles, face shield, and toxic dust respirator, at least.
... or maybe contract an outfit like Dustless Blasting.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
RE: Stainless steel cleaning methods
Wade P.
Elgin, SC
RE: Stainless steel cleaning methods
In the end to restore optimal corrosion resistance you need to remove any residual metal particles or dust.
This process is called passivation and it is typically done with acids.
Nitric is fast and good, but a pain to handle. There is a product called CitriSurf that is citric acid based.
You don't have to fill them or anything, there are surface wash methods used that work.
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P.E. Metallurgy, Plymouth Tube
RE: Stainless steel cleaning methods
Your comments are very appreciated.
WP
RE: Stainless steel cleaning methods
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