Thread: Restoring Rusty
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Old 04-05-2016, 09:48 AM   #3432
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Re: Restoring Rusty

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Originally Posted by rich weyand View Post
You could just drop them in EvapoRust overnight, then wash them off.

It's a chelation catalyst, and turns Fe2O3 (rust) into Fe3O4 (magnetite). The orange crusty rust turns into a sooty black powder that wipes or washes off, without dissolving any metal.
Thanks Rich but wouldn't my Phosphoric acid do the same thing? I've tried all the name brand solutions and they just charge 5 times for a diluted Phosphoric acid, and all the "green" products you know environment safe couldn't remove a bugger off my finger.
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