De-rust your bits using vinegar

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De-rust your bits using vinegar

Postby Stuart » Sun Feb 15, 2009 6:44 pm

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Re: De-rust your bits using vinegar

Postby Geoff Butcher » Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:49 pm

They must make their vinegar with hydrochloric acid. I'm off to find something rusty now to prove this doesn't work. Obviously you need balsamic...
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Re: De-rust your bits using vinegar

Postby Stuart » Wed Feb 18, 2009 11:24 pm

Have you tried it yet Geoff?
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Re: De-rust your bits using vinegar

Postby Geoff Butcher » Thu Feb 19, 2009 9:37 pm

No, but I'm going to do a sweet and sour chicken stir fry tomorrow so I might try it then. Not in the wok, you understand...
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Re: De-rust your bits using vinegar

Postby absolute crest » Fri Jun 19, 2009 9:41 pm

presumably tosh - but did you have a play? if so, what did you get to - well seasoned but still rusty albeit degreased parts..?

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Re: De-rust your bits using vinegar

Postby graemedench » Fri Jun 19, 2009 11:43 pm

Hi folks

I can confirm it does work quite well. I've been soaking bits in it for a bit b4 sticking them into the ultrasonic cleaner, Its a lot cheaper than the stuff for the ultrasonic, so i find a day or two in there first works well, I guess if you leave it in there long enough.... Could always try coke too you know what happens if you stick a coin in so why not other metals? Just remember to clean off parts after with WD40 or similar to stop rust reforming
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Re: De-rust your bits using vinegar

Postby Rich » Sat Jun 20, 2009 3:57 pm

I've used a bath of diluted sulphuric acid for the bits from my Midas, an overnight soak will shift virtually all rust as long as the part has been degreased and is without paint. The parts are rinsed in water and then dipped in caustic soda to neutralise before being rinsed and dried. Alloy parts just need a fairly short time in the caustic to clean them up.

I haven't used vinegar, but I've heard of it being done and can't see why any acidic solution wouldn't work if given enough time. It's got to be the safer option if you've got kids about too.

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Re: De-rust your bits using vinegar

Postby Geoff Butcher » Mon Jun 22, 2009 8:05 pm

Well, I only had balsamic and that had zero effect. Probably serves me right for buying the cheap stuff...
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Re: De-rust your bits using vinegar

Postby Bluto » Sun Nov 15, 2009 5:51 pm

try bilt-hamber deox-c and deox gel.
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Re: De-rust your bits using vinegar

Postby johnnyfixit » Tue May 04, 2010 9:23 pm

decided to give it a try, ten bottles from sainsburys 13p 568ml and a 60cm plant trough from the local flower place.two days of dipping the drive shafts bit of wire brushing redip and I could read the makers name and marks quick wask off with soapy water then hammerited cool :P
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