Rust and how to defeat it.

I have been in the Metal Working trades for the past decade or so after my departure from the rank and file of "Big Brother". But I just recently came across this lil gem of knowledge. Cider vinegar as a rust remover, and let me tell you it removes rust from pretty much anything you put in it. It is a 5% acid solution and it gets to the root of the iron oxide and removes it quick. So far I have tried iron,steel, rubber,plastic and I am sure the list will increase until my shop and the tools there in are clean. There are many links to making your own cider vinegar all over the net. Also one important note you must rinse this acid of and continue to keep your yard sale tools clean ,this is for those of us that "misplace" and later find our weather beaten tools out side. Thanks!

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I have also read on here that is the ONLY GOOD way to remove all the crap off of the cast iron pots and pans {cook wear}...{i think they specified apple cyder vinegar}

Also to prevent rust from coming back I have use a product called enrust and osfo {im not to impressed with osfo in a salt water enviroment} but should be just fine for the average home owner...

Also they sell a cold coat galvanize ...I dont recomend anything i say for cook wear!!!!

JMTC {looking im using interweb lingo} <<<<

 

Dumb question but is cider vinager avaible at wallyworld?

I have several upcoming projects,, does anyone know if this stuff is good.
Dupli-Color :: Rust Fix

 

Yes all these statement are true, but as for "recoating" non stick or seasoned cookware leave it to the pro s we dont need anyone to poison themselves from something the saw on the internet. My use of this natural decruster is for tools onlyand more specificly tools that have been case hardend or heat treated.

 

forv light rust on weapons... use brake fluid and 0000 steel wool...

 

I use gun oil and 0000 steel wool or gun barrels. Did a great job on the 100year old Sterlingworth SXS.

 

brake fluid and the like contain by there makeup toxic to touch without protection so you may soak items to be cleaned but wear proper ppe for the job.

 

not sure exactly how it works but i remember reading somewhere that running a very small electrical current through steel can prevent rust. might be worth looking in to.

 

It is called a "sacrificial block" of zinc and a trickle of current. used on boats, and antique cars after restorations. The zinc corrodes in place of the steel. zink blocks get replaced when they are too corroded. Car bodies rust because we run power through the steel as the return wire back to the battery. Otherwise, there would be twice as many wires involved.

 

nice to know! thanks kellory

 

Talk to an auto restorer. They make aftermarket kits too.

 

GCSE CHEMISTRY - Rusting - Sacrificial Protection using Zinc or Magnesium for Ships, Pipes and Oil Rigs - GCSE SCIENCE.
Galvanic anode - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
New Scientist Last Word Blog: Save our cars - New Scientist

It is just hunks of zinc, the current comes from dis-similar metals. It reverses oxidation (rust)

 

You can also use a rectifier on bare steel pipes, the negative connects to the pipe, the positive goes into a grounding bed. Its called an Impressed Current System

 

How much current is necessary? What type of requirements?

 

Current and ground bed size has to be custom fit to pipe size and soil conditions, voltage is around 60 VDC. I just install them and occasionally get bit when I forget to turn them off before tapping a line.

 

I have lived in florida for many years
I use many small hand tools…...taps...dies….drill bits...tips
some tools you can go to aluminum or SS
aluminum pipe wrenches are great as well as light
aluminum framing square…..speed square
“C” clamps……….get the plated ones
aluminum drill bits just did not hold up
aluminum taps……………..same

so.we have tons of BARE steel drill bits,taps,dies.,screw driver tips,screws,bolts
most of my stuff I keep on a truck
I worked in the rain a lot
everything gets wet………...the whole state is wet……...even if it is not raining

I tried putting oil on every thing……...but the oil dryed up
I tried everything under the sun…………………

time passes

I have been laying out since august 2013
hadnot been in my truck much……...no work to speak of
anyway I am feeling a lot better and was looking around getting ready for matthew october,2016
3 or 4 flashlights………….the batteries leaked….aluminum flashlights...no rust...but dead

should store flashlights without batteries in side!!!!!!!!!

many screw driver tips and nut driver tips were rusted up very bad had not been sprayed
BUT ……...most of my bare steel I had sprayed with a special spray
2 tap and die sets still had a coating on them..looked great ...like new
many drawers of bare steel screws had been sprayed.and look new
many other screws were rusted perty bad
3 large drawers of drill bits were sprayed..looked greatest
6 or 7 boxes of drill bits were sprayed..looked new

I have been using this special spray for 10 years or so.

All this stuff was sprayed before august 2013

This finest kind rust preventer is NAPA house brand Chain & Cable Lube #1370

get it at NAPA auto parts house