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Had purchased a few 3/4 ton hubcaps that were rough and had surface rust. I decided to remove the rust before I begin the restoration process on the hubcaps. Back in one of the other builds "68 Second Chance" I tried the process using a Home Depot storage tub and Oxalic acid to remove rust from a set of seat tracks and a few other items. The process is inexpensive and simple solution.

How I learned about the process is I was reading an article about a gentleman that restores old bicycles. Somewhere in the middle of the build he proceeded to strip the bicycle down to the frame. He then put some Oxalic acid and water in a large tub and threw the bicycle frame in for a few days. Later in the week he pulled the frame out of the tub and all of the rust was removed from the frame and it exposed the frames red paint and all decals still present. Prior to putting it into the tub it the frame had no hint of what color it was.

Oaxlic acid is used for items like bleaching wood so it is available at home improvement stores, I purchased mine from Amazon for about $13 for a few pounds. When using it I just sprinkle a few caps full and add water. When pulling the part out of the solution I wear latex gloves, then proceed to was or power wash the part to rid it of any remains of the solution.

Pic 1 - 5 3/4 ton hubcaps
Pic 2 - shows the rusted backside and the bottle of Oaxlic acid
Pic 3 - shows the 26 gal tub with a little bit of Oaxlic acid sprinkled in
Pic 4 - hubcaps inserted into solution
Pic 5 - putting the lid on and allow the solution to go to work