Evaporust anyone?

dirtball · Mar 17, 2009

Well I haven't seen an Evaporust thread in a while so I figured I would post some before/after pictures.

These are some very cheap needle-nose pliers I accidentally left on one of my customer's roofs. It was up there about 4 months through the harsh southern California winter :wtf:

and got rusted up pretty bad. Here is the work Evaporust did:

Notice the dark color left after sitting in the Evaporust for 24 hours.

After a little clean-up.

After another 24 hour soak.

The Evaporust did a great job of getting rid of all the surface rust. However, it did not get rid of the rust in the joint of the pliers. After an oiling rust was still coming out around the rivet. I have been using Evaporust after I saw a thread on here and I am very happy with the results. Lets see some more before/after pictures!

Danglerb · Mar 17, 2009

Maybe some Breakfree in the joint?

lbgradwell · Mar 17, 2009

I just tried this product for the first time on Sunday evening. Brought back two badly rusted vintage pliers - a Bridgeport Hardware Manufacturing and a Harrold Tool Company - with success.

Didn't take pictures....

malibu101 · Mar 17, 2009

Dirtball- Would please elaborate a little on the second picture? You said "After a little clean-up.".
What is a little clean-up? A wipe with a rag or sandblasting?
Just curious as to what the procedure is after pulling it out of the solution.

sk farmer · Mar 17, 2009

evaporust looks interesting. ithink i need some. but i don't understand? "harsh southern california winter" was it -30? did you get 60 inches of snow? did you have a blizzard? or did your pliers just get rusty? would you like to trade places?

speed bump · Mar 17, 2009

sk farmer said:
evaporust looks interesting. ithink i need some. but i don't understand? "harsh southern california winter" was it -30? did you get 60 inches of snow? did you have a blizzard? or did your pliers just get rusty? would you like to trade places?

I thought the same thing, I would take an entire socal winter over the last week (started out getting down to -10°F and finished off yesterday with 6" of new snow).

Rigmaster · Mar 17, 2009

sk farmer said:
evaporust looks interesting. ithink i need some. but i don't understand? "harsh southern california winter" was it -30? did you get 60 inches of snow? did you have a blizzard? or did your pliers just get rusty? would you like to trade places?

speed bump said:
I thought the same thing, I would take an entire socal winter over the last week (started out getting down to -10°F and finished off yesterday with 6" of new snow).

You guys obviously missed the :wtf:

(hint: I think he was being sarcastic about the SOCal winters being "harsh"...)

:thumbup:

sk farmer · Mar 17, 2009

being from nc and and socal you obviously don't know that we don't joke about winter. that is our cross to bear. if you would like to spend a winter with us you can surely join our club!!!!!!!!!! and by the way try to find the smilie at the end of my post. [hint: he's hiding in the snow]

Chris Adams · Mar 17, 2009

Truly, this has been one of the worst winters in Southern California ever. The OP may not be in one of the areas that have had it harsh but here, among other things we had 14 inches of snow at one time, lesser snow and hail on several other occasions, rain 30 plus times, the usual high winds, up to 60 mph, mixed with very hot days, very cold days, etc.

I am getting rust on tools in my shop, rust on my power gate chain (first time in 12 years) and even flood damage.

sk farmer · Mar 17, 2009

i apoligise. we don't have those conditions in the winter, we have that in oct-nov and april-may wich is actually fall and spring. those conditions are normal here almost any month. what we don't have is mud slides, forest fires, earthquakes, volcanoes hurricanes , tidal waves, and cities below sea level. maybe we dont' have it so bad. the best part of all. NOT SO MANY PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!

Danglerb · Mar 17, 2009

sk farmer said:
evaporust looks interesting. ithink i need some. but i don't understand? "harsh southern california winter" was it -30? did you get 60 inches of snow? did you have a blizzard? or did your pliers just get rusty? would you like to trade places?

Its not the cold, but the earthquakes tend to rattle tools around and that promotes rust.

T56 Impala · Mar 17, 2009

I just commented to another forum member, I keep a mason jar of this stuff on my desk! I really like it. As soon as the mailman drops off a package, I can open it up, document the contents and drop the tool right in. Works great and is fairly safe.

dirtball · Mar 17, 2009

sk farmer said:
evaporust looks interesting. ithink i need some. but i don't understand? "harsh southern california winter" was it -30? did you get 60 inches of snow? did you have a blizzard? or did your pliers just get rusty? would you like to trade places?

Ya, the

was to imply sarcasm as my area of southern California rarely sees temps below freezing (maybe one or two times a year). It rained quite a few time on these pliers though. I hope I didn't offend you sk farmer and I would not like to trade places, but thanks!

malibu101 said:
Dirtball- Would please elaborate a little on the second picture? You said "After a little clean-up.".
What is a little clean-up? A wipe with a rag or sandblasting?
Just curious as to what the procedure is after pulling it out of the solution.

As for the "little clean-up", I washed the Evaporust off with water, dried off water with compressed air, them scrubbed the de-rusted part with a little oil and steel wool.

35mastr · Mar 17, 2009

I have seen Evaporust at HF.I have a 70's Puch moped that is showroom quality.But the gas tank has some surface rust in it from fuel being in it too long.

Would this stuff work on a gas tank?

Tank cannot be removed as it is part of the frame.

I was thinking this or the Vinagar route.

I would like some advise to those that have tried it on a tank.

sk farmer · Mar 18, 2009

no offense taken. i was just trying to scare off more immigrants. places in my area are getting snatched up by out of staters. my neighbor moved here from long beach-signal hill several years ago. you couldn't get him to go back at gunpoint. he loves it here. our last few winters were a little mild, so he said bring it on. this year was more like normal so he is ready for spring

fatfillup · Mar 18, 2009

I've cleaned a lot of tools in evaporust. The easiest way I've found to clean up after soaking is to rinse in warm water while quickly scrubbing with a scothbrite pad. Dry off, quick blast with blow gun, wipe with oil, let sit and wipe off excess oil next day. Leaves a nice finish and is protected from rust.

Guess that doesn't sound quick and easy but it really is. I much prefer the look to what a wire wheel does to a tool.

Plombob · Mar 18, 2009

Here's the results I got with two tools. One is a hammer that is about 100 years old. It had a thick layer of rust over the entire surface. The other tool is a lightly rusted ratchet. My biggest concern was that the chemical not damage the stampings. Other products I've used don't stop when they've eaten through the rust, but this one did. In the close up of the ratchet you can see the stampings were untouched. The method I used was to soak the tools for a period of 1-3 hours, then brush them by hand with a stainless steel brush. I did put the hammer to the wire wheel at the end of this process, because there was one stubborn rust spot. I used the same solution throughout the process. Even though the Evapo-rust got pretty dark, it did not appear to lose effectiveness.

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wrenchr · Mar 18, 2009

That ratchet looks new now!!!

Plombob · Mar 18, 2009

Pretty close to new. I bet if I had a polishing wheel, I could make it new.

Snappy · Mar 31, 2009

Where can I get evapo-rust besides HF ?
I'd like to try some.

Thanks,
Scott

billymade · Mar 31, 2009

All over the place; look at this page, they list retailers... Autozone, O'Rielly's seem to be the most common auto stores that carry Evaporust, near most people....
http://www.evapo-rust.com/

fatfillup · Mar 31, 2009

Someone said autozone but mine didn't carry it. I know you can order on line.

Evaporust anyone?

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