Really Cool Rust Removal

[duke 2 1]

Sorry if this has been seen before but i find it endlessly cool

 

http://www.cookhaus.co.uk/vinegar/index.htm

[jimistdt 1]

Might use that one, seems like a waste of perfectly good vinegar to do it on a Corvette though

[jord294 93]

it is very cool

 

i think i'll try that on some front hubs i've got

[skeggyrik 3]

I used a bucket of tesco value vinegar (12p a pint I think) to clean up my hub carriers and a load of other bits.

 

Worked a treat, just took a few days. Makes your hands smell nice.

 

My old man used a mix of black treacle and water to the same effect on some old bits from an old classic velocette he was restoring, I remember as kid being told not to go near it.

[duke 2 1]

I used a bucket of tesco value vinegar (12p a pint I think) to clean up my hub carriers and a load of other bits.

 

Worked a treat, just took a few days. Makes your hands smell nice.

 

My old man used a mix of black treacle and water to the same effect on some old bits from an old classic velocette he was restoring, I remember as kid being told not to go near it.

 

I love cheap fixes like this

[Ryan 99]

Cillit Bang does a good job too.

[Paulmac19 4]

hmm pickled peugeot!

 

 

just found out if you strain the vinegar after

then put it back in the bottle you can still put it on your wifes chips

the wife thinks you can still taste the engine oil but i cant lol

 

but seriously some old tricks are the best i still use wet newspaper to wash my windows

and dry paper to polish them

something to do with the ink

it covers any light scratches and makes them really shine

well auto glym was not about when my dad passed his test!

anymore cheap fixes out there

its the credit crunch after all

[GLPoomobile 958]

I've used vinegar to do bolts and stuff. It is good to some extent, but you need to scrub the item with a stiff brush after soaking, and it might need to be done like this a few times to get really stubborn rust off. Choose a container that you won;t need to use again (old glass jars for smaller items, for example) as you will get a brown scum form on the top of the vinegar that stains the container.

 

I've since bought, but not used yet, a product from Bilt Hamber. IIRC it cost about £10 for a big tub of powder that you disolve in water, good enough for a considerable number of batches to be made up. According to the website, the results on rusty items is truly amazing, almost too good to be true in fact. I would have been dubious, but it was recommended to me by a friend who soaked an old downpipe in it and it came up like new. For the volume of product that can be produced, it probably does't work out much more expensive than buying the same volume of vinegar (talking litres and litres here), and looks like it works a lot better.

[Powers 13]

The Deox products from Bilt Hamber are brilliant. Found here;

https://www.bilthamber.com/corrosionremoval.html

Postage is a bit slow though.

[Fox 3]

Thats fantastic, can vinegar be got any cheaper in larger volumes?

[boombang 2]

I've since bought, but not used yet, a product from Bilt Hamber.

It is absolutely unreal, works better than you'd ever expect!

 

I use soda crystals dissolved in hot water to clean things up first - to degrease and remove major crud (about 70p for a kg), then wash off with brake cleaner.

 

Then into Bilt Hamber solution & comes out like new.

[manrajf 0]

this looks interesting, bought a 309 beam that im rebuilding, took some parts off and used a wire brush and not much has come out, so im going to tesco tomorrow to buy some vinegar....see how that works out lol

[omega 82]

my dad used to clean parts by putting some chemical in a plastic bucket then using a battery[maybe a batt charger] then the battery wires were attached to the metal and left over night and, this system only used to cost pennies cant rember what chemical he used just that it was white in colour[baking soda??] sorry cant ask him as hes not here no more but it did a good job

[Ryan 99]

my dad used to clean parts by putting some chemical in a plastic bucket then using a battery[maybe a batt charger] then the battery wires were attached to the metal and left over night and, this system only used to cost pennies cant rember what chemical he used just that it was white in colour[baking soda??] sorry cant ask him as hes not here no more but it did a good job

 

Washing soda. You hook up the part you're cleaning to the negative wire, and a piece of scrap metal to the positive wire, then put them both in a mix of water and washing soda (without the two parts touching).

 

I've tried it a couple of times with mixed results.

[mickie 3]

you have to make sure you get the right tye of soda, i found it worked better than vinegar and it doesnt make everything stink

[omega 82]

you have to make sure you get the right tye of soda, i found it worked better than vinegar and it doesnt make everything stink

 

thanks guys happy memories

[M@tt 77]

thought i'd give this a go so ordered 10l of tresco value vinegar in the weekly online shop at a massive 13p a litre

 

chucked a load of rust bolts and brackets in a tin for a couple of days and seems to have worked quite well.

 

a bit of a before and after shot.

 

[Goliath 94]

I tried this too, left stuff soaking for a couple of days and it did bugger all. I dont know how other people have done it but it hasn't worked at all for me.

 

Anyone want 8 bottles of vinegar

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

Worked great for me on the top mounts, only problem is they now have a funny surface and discolouration now they've been put back together.

[jimistdt 1]

Apparently, Automatic Transmission Fluid is meant to be good for lightly coating the metal afterwards, it prevents the re-rusting.

 

Goliath, maybe you should leave them in for a couple more days? Its the Acetic Acid in the vinegar that does the biz, but its not there in massive amounts about 5%, due to its not nice properties.

 

Hmm.

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

Well I left mine in for 24 hours, 3 litres vin, 2 litres water, stiff brush and a bit of water to rinse the dirt off and wala.

[Rippthrough 98]

Bilt Hamber De-Ox:

 

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

I got de ox gel but I aint wasting it.

[Rippthrough 98]

De-ox C is what you want.

 

And a spare wheelie bin

 

And fill 'er up!

[swordfish210 20]

I've used that De-ox C stuff before, awesome results