just aquired a dixon bate tow bar for my series 3 from carboot with a 3.5 ton pin/ball coupling for a measly sum of 5 beer tokens....looks the same as the ones on paddocks site as i cannot check with my landy as its locked up at work....just rusty thats all......needs bolts only

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hoping to have a series 3 109
main hobbies are centrefire shooting etc
body repairer by trade

As a fellow Yorkshireman I can applaud your frugality at getting a bargain.

Once you scrape off all the loose rust and sand it down.. try painting it with Smoothrite satin black which has built-in rust stabiliser and inhibitor. I painted my entire rear crossmember and tow fixings and it looks great and not a spot of rust anywhere.

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1976 88' Series 3 Petrol in Marine Blue/Cream

took awhile as well to prise my fingers off the fiver too

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hoping to have a series 3 109
main hobbies are centrefire shooting etc
body repairer by trade

Throw it in a fire, leave it for 30 minutes, Get it out remembering it will be slightly warm, Let it cool naturally and rub down with a wire brush.. Back to bare metal, And use Smoothrite like said.. Jobs a good un

might try that ..............

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hoping to have a series 3 109
main hobbies are centrefire shooting etc
body repairer by trade

nice one, i got one of them for 30quids once but spent 2hours hacking it off the back of the rustiest chasis i'd ever seen! bargin!

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why would you want to anneal it? This would only make the metal softer..

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all the bolts have been cut off from the back and rusted in....will wait till i am back at work then i can put in vice and use the windy gun on them

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hoping to have a series 3 109
main hobbies are centrefire shooting etc
body repairer by trade

a windy gun would have been ace that day, 3 blunt drill bits and an angle grinder with fook all disc were all i had!

ended up putting it off with a chain and me landy! :P

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You wouldnt get it hot enough to anneal it.. Your only burning paint and rust off.. But if you was to plan on towing I wouldnt do the tow ball, Just the drop plate.. Mines perfect now.. Long as you dont get it glowing RED hot you'll be fine.. Just dont throw it in a bucket of cold water as that can crack it with the rapid heat change.