original topic: indented part number reading trick I stumbled on...
Hiyas.
so I was trying to read a part number on a 'parking brake lever' that goes into the rear drum on my '65 c10...
This piece of metal is all dark and rusted of course, so I figured I would clean it up a bit to see if I could make it easier to read the part number.
So, I took some of that Bon Ami(white dishwashing powder scrubbing stuff) and sprinkled some onto the side of the part with the number I wanted to read alogn with some water and scrubbed it some.
I rinsed it off with some water and decided to scrub some more with the Bon Ami, so I sprinkled some more on there and scrubbed a bit. Before I rinsed the part with water again I wiped across the area with the number I was trying to read... and the Bon Ami had filled up the indented part number. The white Bon Ami against the dark rust gave a great contrast and made it very easy to read the part number.
I'm sure other folks have stumbled on this before, but I thought I'd share anyway.
-W
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Ok people - some folks added some suggestions on reading indented part numbers on rusty truck parts... are you holding any good tips?
Let us know.
-W
