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Post by jokerswild64 on Jul 2, 2016 22:40:46 GMT -5
I just recently acquired a whole bunch of traps, maybe someone can help me out on prepping these traps. Traps are pretty rusty but very workable. What I would like to do is take some of the rust off, maybe get them working a bit better. What can I do to remove some of the rust and free them up abit? I have 110 / 220 connibears, foothold long springs and double spring traps. The for any advice giving to this newbie. A little history back in the late 70's ran a very small trapline, lost interest, well many years later figured I needed a new hobby, so here I am...
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Post by zachman on Jul 3, 2016 6:52:08 GMT -5
Just got some rusty traps way back in the spring. Soaked them in vineiger for a week and then hit them with a pressure washer. Worked great.
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Post by REDNECK on Jul 3, 2016 7:54:11 GMT -5
Welcome back I use vinegar and water put them in a wash let sit for some time watch them do to time is all on how bad they are after use baking soda to stop the acid from the vinegar from Eating the steel hope this helps you will get a orange foam on top this is the chemical reaction and smells but it's OK
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Post by jokerswild64 on Jul 3, 2016 11:44:58 GMT -5
Thanks for info so far, much appreciatted. So with the vinegar, probably should monitor them.
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Post by REDNECK on Jul 4, 2016 7:04:30 GMT -5
Ya
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Post by peltseeker on Jul 4, 2016 11:05:38 GMT -5
Use the cleaning grade vinegar it will save some time ... Lmao i usually use it to speed up the rusting.i have a friend who sand washes his traps.He uses an old cement mixer filled with coarse blasting sand... Throws six in at a time and tumbles them...
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Post by camohoyt340 on Jul 4, 2016 13:03:04 GMT -5
If it were me, I'd make a fire pit with a heavy metal grate over it. I would put them all in a big drum filled with water on top of the grate. Get a feed bag full of sumac berries, tie the bag closed and put it in the barrel too. Start a fire under the barrel and boil them. In my experience, boiling them in sumac or logwood dye, takes the heavy rust off and dyes them black. So any way you have to boil them in logwood, sumac, walnut hulls, etc. would work well. I've had some pretty rusty traps and this has always worked well for me.
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Post by slipperymink on Oct 30, 2017 12:45:58 GMT -5
i would hit them quick with a wire brush to take the lose flakes off then throw them in some boiling water with sumach and black walnut shucks
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Post by bmtrapper on Nov 1, 2017 18:39:20 GMT -5
Soaking in vinegar for a long period of time will weaken the springs, 2 days tops, if you need them cleaner hit them with a wire brush.
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Post by liencam70 on Nov 28, 2022 20:48:55 GMT -5
I use an electrolysis tank. You can make one from a Rubbermaid tote big enough for dozens of traps at the same time. You can find helpful videos on YouTube to help.
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