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Old Mar 20, 2011 | 03:42 PM
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Has anyone tried this product????

what do u think of it??

http://www.metalrescue.com/home.aspx
 
Old Mar 22, 2011 | 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by gmtechs
Has anyone tried this product????

what do u think of it??

http://www.metalrescue.com/home.aspx

i have no clue what the product does.
but the bait and switch was good ..the "rescue girls" got me to watch the video.


the following processes (next post) dont come with "rescue girls" but they are like bread and butter to the 4x4 community, the restorations crowd, and treasure hunters ...

ohhh, they are probably much much cheaper than the "rescue girls" mix ...

I was trying to find a picture of the "rescue girls" and I ran into the "Kalender 2010 Rescue-Girls"
ohhhhh my !!! i'll post one pic, maybe more in another thread someday ...



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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 07:31 PM
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Default electrolysis method to remove rust from iron, oxalic from chrome

the Old School method to remove rust from CHROME:
using oxalic acid, typically marketed as a wood bleach in hardware stores. It costs less than 10 bucks. All you need to do is mix a few ounces of Oxalic acid in a large tub of water, and soak the parts for 12-36 hours. You simply wipe the parts free of the rust occasionally with a white (soft, non-abrasive) scotch-brite pad, and you are done.


electrolysis method to remove rust from iron:
http://www.stovebolt.com/techtips/rust/electrolysis.pdf

Arm & Hammer Washing Soda (not baking soda) and a battery charger (Trickle Charger) does the same rust removal .. works great and its CHEAP!

SODIUM BI-CARBONATE, (Washing Soda) is not Calcium Bi-Carbonate (Baking Soda)


Plastic tub (non conductive),
Washing Soda, about a cup per gallon of distilled water, (or at least mineral free water).
A trickle charger, around 2 amps or less - I have a 1-Amp charger that works just fine - I never tried the 10 Amp charger to do this.
Positive connected to a metal strap at edge of tub - strap not touching the rusted part.
Negative terminal connected to the part.

Leave it over night, it will reverse the rust/corrosion process.

This is an old engine machinist trick for restoring parts like cranks and heads that have rusted beyond use otherwise.

also, same process treasure salvage divers use to reverse corrosion on metal stuff.

Once you know what you are doing, you can even use the electrolysis method to remove rust from cooling system inside an iron block engine ..

i have no clue what it does to aluminum so my advice to all that see this note is to not mess with aluminum - aluminum can and does grow microscopic stress fractures when subjected to certain environments and this may well be one such environment - I DON'T KNOW!



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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 07:59 PM
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i used a few differenet methods was just wondering about this product
may buy a 5 gallon and see how weel it works

grab some junk from a few places and see what happens
i will post my results

doing a test right now with molasses versus electrolysis so far 2 days electrolysis has the upper hand
 
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Originally Posted by gmtechs

i used a few different methods was just wondering about this product
may buy a 5 gallon and see how well it works

grab some junk from a few places and see what happens
i will post my results

doing a test right now with molasses versus electrolysis so far 2 days electrolysis has the upper hand

molasses? that sounds expensive .. I've heard its used by the restoration crowd.

if you are looking for additional ways to do it, you can do a search for "rust removal with" and you will see more options.


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