Need some advice

Globster
Globster Community Volunteer Host, CP Network, Scope Member Posts: 2,774 Championing
edited July 2024 in Housing and independent living
Hello scope online community 
I have a nhs electric wheelchair I am finding rust is coming off the where you hang the foot rests and off the frame of the chair because the put old rusty hangers and put foot rests on the on the my wheelchair and the rusty gets on my hands 
I would like some advice from the community on what I should do 

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  • littleacorn
    littleacorn Online Community Member Posts: 383 Empowering
    Are you looking for some advice as to what you can do about the rust or what to say to wheelchair services?
  • Globster
    Globster Community Volunteer Host, CP Network, Scope Member Posts: 2,774 Championing
    @woodbine I have tried WD40 without much success but I appreciate your help @woodbine :)
    @littleacorn I am just trying to get some advice on how how deal with the rust because it causing the rust to spread to the frame where you place the footrest on to the chair  :)
  • newborn
    newborn Online Community Member Posts: 828 Trailblazing
    Just use Kurust or a similar product*. You need to clean off the WD40, and any loose rust, but a coat of Kurust will do as it says, and turn the rust black, and ready to paint. Good on you for taking the initiative and dealing with it yourself.

    *Kurust has been around forever, and as well as the treating and priming, used to be available in colours for the topcoat. I know new rivals are around but don't know the names.  
  • Globster
    Globster Community Volunteer Host, CP Network, Scope Member Posts: 2,774 Championing
    edited January 2023
    @newborn I appreciate your advice and help thank you I appreciate the advice and support of the scope online community members  <3
  • L_Volunteer
    L_Volunteer Community Volunteer Adviser, Scope Member Posts: 7,922 Championing
    Please don't hesitate to let us know how it goes @Globster. Hope you can help clear some of the rust! 

    In the meantime, please feel free to let us know if we can do anything else to support you. We are all here for you and listening to you  :)
  • janer1967
    janer1967 Online Community Member Posts: 21,922 Championing
    If its an nhs chair then u wouldn't do anything to it without going through wheelchair services as they can be very awkward about servicing and replacing if you have done stuff to it yourself 
  • Globster
    Globster Community Volunteer Host, CP Network, Scope Member Posts: 2,774 Championing
    @janer1967 thank you so much I appreciate your advice I will definitely contact my local wheelchair service and discuss this issue with them further before doing anything that will affect my repair agreement with my local wheelchair service  :)

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