How Galvanizing Saved My Classic Range Rover from Rust – Full Chassis Treatment!

This is the turning point; we are now putting things back on our Range Rover chassis, starting with a layer of hot dip zinc. The galvanizing process will protect all of our hard work for many, many years to come and it will look very shiny, for a short while! Has all the faffing about we have been doing worth the effort or was it a complete waste of time?

Edd China's Workshop Diaries Ep 62

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Chapters:-
00:00 - Intro
01:31 - Arrive at Shropshire Galvanizers
01:52 - Meet Lee
02:09 - How good is our chassis?
03:15 - Why drill holes into the Range Rover Chassis?
04:12 - Why should you shot blast before galvanizing?
04:38 - Why is venting important in galvanizing?
04:49 - Can ropes go into acid?
05:11 - We missed 2 holes!
05:26 - How does galvanizing help protect the life of metal?
06:11 - Dipping the chassis in to acid
06:38 - How strong is the hydrochloric acid?
07:18 - How many litres of acid in the bath?
07:38 - How much does a bath of hydrochloric acid cost?
07:46 - How do you dispose of dirty hydrochloric acid?
08:06 - Why it's important to treat metal before galvanizing it
09:02 - The cleanest chassis you've ever seen?
09:31 - Will the chassis dissolve in acid?
10:16 - What material is a acid bath made from?
11:35 - The importance of drilling holes to prevent lethal explosions
12:26 - A pickled Range Rover chassis
14:38 - Does a rope float in hydrochloric acid?
14:59 - Zinc hot dip galvanizing slo-mo
16:21 - Freshly galvanised metal
16:44 - Can zinc be recycled in a galvanizer?
17:56 - Rinsing chassis in water and flux
18:40 - Do chains damage the galvanised zinc?
20:11 - How thick is a galvanizing bath?
20:26 - Galvanizing John's Range Rover chassis
21:37 - Thicker galvanizing for extra protection
22:25 - Why clean the top of the galvanizer bath?
22:46 - How much does it cost to run a galvanizer furnace?
23:44 - The chassis emerges from the molten zinc!
24:54 - Was the venting on the chassis was successful?
25:23 - What are the rivers of zinc on the chassis?
25:51 - The big reveal!
26:39 - What does the passivation tank do to a galvanized chassis?
27:41 - How thick is the zinc layer after galvanizing?
28:29 - How long with the chassis last now?
29:44 - Chassis transformation. Was it worth the effort?
30:20 - Edd and John discuss the next steps for the chassis
30:48 - What colour will the chassis be?
31:04 - Does the inside of the chassis get galvanized?

Music:-
01:22 - Unity of Opposites - Lens Distortion
02:46 - Satisfaction - Lens Distortion
06:00 - Falling Into Place - Lens Distortion
07:50 - Silent Collision -Alexis Smith (PRS) | Joe Henson (PRS)
14:05 - Palisades - Lens Distortion
15:02 - Fury and Beauty - Lens Distortion
16:10 - Journey of the Soul - Lens Distortion
17:56 - Blue Hour - Lens Distortion
19:55 - Skynet - Seb Jaeger
22:39 - The Overlook - Lens Distortion
26:36 - Unity of Opposites - Lens Distortion
28:45 - Satisfaction

Thanks as always to my production pixies for hot-dipping into there reserves to produce a steaming, shiny triumph of an episode that will last for years to come.

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So, clear your viewing time of crud and carefully dangle yourself into your favorite hot seat, sit back and enjoy the episode!

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[eddchina]

This episode has been a long time coming but it is definitely worth the wait; let me know what you think of the slightly different style of show compared to our usual workshop based videos... Enjoy!

[gtobob]

What ive always enjoyed about Edd, from the very beginning, is how low key, humorous, knowledgeable and informative he is.
I've been a big fan since the Wheeler Dealer days!

[wildekek]

The videographer and editor did an AMAZING job on this one. Hats off.

[jimmy-buffett]

Edd! Loved the music and slow-mo in this video, whoever's doing your film editing is doing a great job. And the Terminator-like music when the frame was lowering into the zinc was lols

Welcome back man, we all missed you.

[gabrielpe]

Amazing! Congratulations Edd and thanks for being with us again!!! Of course it was worth the time, effort and hard work beforehand!!! congratulations to the professionals at Shropshire Galvanizers... true professionals!!!

[billdoodson]

What a wonderful video. Not only excellent quality of video and editing, but also music that enhanced the experience. BUT my main take was the fact that Ed's commentary and questions were spot on. No messing around, theatrics, or deliberately silly questions that take the audience for fools. SUBSCRIBED.

[TastierBackInThes]

The production values and visuals are off the chart for this episode. And the editing. Bloody brilliant.

[rustyblade]

Quite fitting, the chassis was built in Shropshire, galvanized in Shropshire. Birth place of industry. First iron bridge . First multi storey building built with iron. Shropshire really is the birth place of the modern world..

[gkojnbm]

As an old sheet metal worker, I really appreciate Edd China's talent in the time and effort put into his vehicle's restoration, you can throw all the money in a project but the the quality is in doing it right, the detail in what you don't see is far more important then what you do. By the way, great video, its like a terminator film set with the editing and music.

[CMSwithay]

Welcome back Edd, really missed your excellent vlogs. I really hope this is the start of more regular episodes again, it used to be essential viewing and will be again.

[barrysharp]

A lot of men in a shed ( A very large shed ). Manufacturing skills at there best There are lots of little places around the country doing things like this and keeping these skills alive. Great to see in the UK today.

[CajunGreenMan]

The sound on the slow motion parts was head and shoulders above the crowd for car repair and modification videos! The influence of Hans Zimmer is very clear. His film scores have been described as a Panzer division landing on the soundscape. In this case, it's more like a ballerina materializing out of a teleporter in mid pirouette. Gentle and graceful. Give that person a raise!!

[darrell]

My 23 year old son here in the U.S. drives a 96 Range Rover.. we got long ago for not much, and found an engine... he said he will never let it go... thank you for all your years, we have always enjoyed your work....

[imason]

That was visually stunning. I found the beauty of the liquid metal incredible....could have watched it all day!! That has to be up these as one of your best Edd.

[deetee]

Just gotta say, the audio and visuals at the 16:00 mark were fantastic.

Needed to say this out loud. Now I’m going to rewind and watch again.

Stunning. 👍

[paulfarghi]

Ed and production team, by far the best episode (finally! ) You've done stunning video work and very informative, I was getting a bit bored with the lack of progress and you've re energised the passion for this project.
Very Terminator... Dedum dum duddum.. I'll be back!

[russianbot]

We all love videos that show us processes from start to finish.

[GrannyDryden]

I love the little musical nod to Brad Fiedel's score to Terminator 2: Judgment Day: it's over (good-bye) score, when the chassis was finally Zinc dipped. The music fit so well. Well done.

[Chainsaw-ASMR]

That Terminator-like music was perfect :chef’s kiss:

[ManfredGorgus]

Great video on an interesting and exciting subject - metal, respectively chassis galvanizing. Never seen this process so detailed. There is a lot of knowledge, experience and craftsmanship involved. Chapeau! 👍