Cheap and easy way to remove rust.

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And if you strain it off you can use it for your pickle onions

I'm stunned!

Is this a wind up?

I'm going to try it tonight.

Vinegar is an acidic liquid processed from the fermentation of ethanol - I put it on chips

Now that really is interesting - presumably the vinegar converts the iron oxide to a less tenacious compound (iron acetate??? never heard of it!). I gather Jenolite etc. do a similar sort of thing with phosphoric acid or whatever. Do we have any chemists on the forum to provide an informed comment?

The big question of course is - if this method's as good as it sounds, why haven't we heard about it before? Let us know how you get on James.


See also http://www3.telus.net/public/aschoepp/electrolyticrust.html

Balderdash and Piffle!

I've had three rusty bolts in a cap of vinegar all night and nothing happened.

Like Bob said, if it's so good why doesn't everyone now about it?

I think a little photoshop's been going on, don't you?

TRR Motorsport wrote:Balderdash and Piffle!

I've had three rusty bolts in a cap of vinegar all night and nothing happened.

Like Bob said, if it's so good why doesn't everyone now about it?

I think a little photoshop's been going on, don't you?

Did you scrub them as well?
Lots of people on LocostBuilders use this way.

There may be something in it, yet. See http://ezinearticles.com/?Old-Truck-Rust---Part-3---Rust-Removal-Made-Easy-With-Household-Vinegar&id=1595823. And http://www.corrosion-doctors.org/MetalCoatings/rust-converter.htm

Maybe I'll try Cilit Bang next!

Hmm, I saw this last week and bought 5 litres of vinegar and I been soaking various bits since Sunday........doesn't seem to have done much