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How to remove rust for lifting pliers?

by Jinge on 2023-03-08

  As an industrial tool, lifting tongs often do some high-risk work, so it is necessary to ensure that its quality is passed. Choosing a good quality lifting tong is just the beginning. If it is not well maintained, the lifting tongs will rust. Once rust occurs, it must be dealt with in time, otherwise the rusted area will become larger and larger. The degree of corrosion will also become deeper and deeper. If the steel plate clamp is rusted, there are two solutions, one is to replace it with a new one, and the other is to remove the rust. Under normal circumstances, we will choose the method of rust removal in order to save time and money, so the question is, how to remove rust for lifting tongs? There are four methods.

  1. Manual rust removal method: This is also the most economical and affordable method among the four rust removal methods. You only need to buy a few pieces of sandpaper, and then move your fingers to remove some minor rust spots. Of course, this is only suitable for some Lifting tongs that are not seriously rusted are time-consuming and labor-intensive.

  2. Mechanical derusting method: You can use machinery such as wind wheels to derust the rail clamps, but it should be noted that when derusting, you must grasp the strength so as not to damage the surface of the clamp body. the

  3. The physical derusting method is also the sandblasting method we often say, using high-speed sprayed gravel to derust the surface of the pliers. But the amount of dust is large, and the cost is high. the

  4. Chemical derusting method, using chemical substances such as strong acid or nitric acid to derust the surface of the caliper body, and pay attention to using an appropriate amount in this process.

  As long as the lifting tongs are rusted, it will definitely have a certain impact on the lifting tongs themselves. It does not mean that the steel plate clamps are rusted, and we can remove the rust. Therefore, in order to reduce the failure of the lifting tongs, we can To effectively bring more work efficiency to our service, we must do a good job in the daily maintenance of lifting tongs, regular cleaning and maintenance, and take measures to prevent rain.

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