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i lost a kidney

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one more thing coke does pour in your toilet it cleans up real good as per my house maid

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"Looking to shine up that bumper and refresh yourself....grab a Coke!

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So does this really work...I have a 53 chevy with peeled crusty chrome and my 68 with orig. chrome bumpers tin foil and coke/pepsi, right?

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yes it does work after you use coke pepsi and scrub it get the rest with clr

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Going to bump this one....

I picked up some old OE bbc chrome v.covers for cheap that are in decent enough shape w/a LOT of grime, dirt build-up, & surface rust. I tried spraying them down w/some degreaser & scrubbing w/0000 steel wool. That took most of the 'easy' stuff off but not the hard/stubborn stuff. I tried more steel wool w/some WD40 but there wasn't much difference.

Any suggestions on something I can possibly soak these in to loosen the stubborn stuff w/o destroying the present chrome finish (trying to salvage if @ all possible)?

The one I've scrubbed on so far does look better; just still has a long way to go. I'm just trying to work smarter.... not harder.

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Try Apple cider vinegar
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Regular vinegar is what I use, I think its stronger. I free'd up a very rusty fuel sender off my old 49 GMC. Anything acidic should work I would think.
I've used tin foil to shine up rusty chrome but never with coke.
Might be fun to try.

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Ok, I'll try the vinegar approach. How long of a soak do you guys think (mins, hours, days)?

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would like to know this too..i plan on soaking my bolts in this stuff.

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Coke will take the oily film off your windshield too. You know when it's raining and that crap that smears all over as the wipers go by (?) I guess it's oil .. just road grime in general.

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Bunch of dang coke heads.

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The highway patrol carries coke in their trunks of thecars to remove blood from the
pavement and concrete.
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I tried the Coke and foil on my rusty chrome wheels. I was surprised how quickly it removed the rust, and it left the chrome looking good. I think I scratched one area where I was rubbing too hard, but it looks far better than the rust did!
By the way, the chrome polish barely made a dent in the rust. But the Coke took it off right away. I think it was actually diet cherry Pepsi.
I bought a new 2 liter bottle of real Coke just for this purpose, but I haven't even opened it yet...:metal:

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Using coke for rust removal is nothing new, my Dad was using this on the old split rim truck wheels, back in the 1940's and 50's!!! Dad always worked in big truck shops, they used lots of coke back then. Hope people enjoy drinking this stuff!!!!

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Oxalic Acid works great too if you have time and a big enough tank to let something soak. I used it on a set of 1950's Rollfast bicycle fenders and it works pretty good. It's great if you're lazy and don't want to do any scrubbing. :lol: Actually though, since you don't have to scrub the chrome you won't be scratching it. I bought a few pounds of it on ebay, it comes in powder form.

Check out this thread, this guy cleaned a set of chrome wheels that were rusty.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/vie...ghlight=oxalic


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Vinegar + salt will strip the oxidation off of nearly anything...works
as well or better than Brasso.

Good tip!
Spinach has oxalic acid...can we grow our own rust remover? :haha:


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It's the all natural, health-wise alternative to Coke. :lol:

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Also, I didn't have a pan/vat big enough for the 26" bicycle wheels and fenders so I found a blow up kiddie pool on clearance at Walmart that did the job quite nicely. The looks I got walking around with that thing in the store were priceless. :lol:

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When I was in the Navy back in the 80's we would use a mixture of coke and cherry or grape flavored Kool-aid to clean toilets. Half a can of coke, and a packet of Kool-aid for each toilet, let sit for a couple of hours, swirl with a toilet brush and flush. Clean as a whistle!

I used to collect pennies as a kid, and we used to use vinegar and salt to clean and shine them up. Let a bunch of wheatbacks soak in there over night and they will look as good as a newly minted coin! Just don't soak any of the steel pennies!

Gary

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The Alu foil and water does the same thing.

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If you are in the northern states you just might have to try "pop"
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Barkeepers Friend and a brass brush works really well too..
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Anyone tried using a battery charger for rust removal? Tons of info on youtube and it seems to work great. The only think is you have to have a tub/tank big enough for your parts.