Evapo Rust Part I

[930dreamer]

Here's part I trying out some Evapo Rust.

 

[Vegaman_Dan]

You might try putting a solid object into that pan to displace the volume so you can either use less material, or get it to fill up at a higher level for deeper coverage. Even as simple as some rocks can make a difference.

 

[930dreamer]

You might try putting a solid object into that pan to displace the volume so you can either use less material, or get it to fill up at a higher level for deeper coverage. Even as simple as some rocks can make a difference.

I topped it off with the other bottle so everything is covered.

 

[north]

Thanks for the video. Looking forward to see the result.

 

[Canoe50]

I recently tried Evapo Rust for the first time on some tools I bought used with very good results. I have a knife that was stored improperly & formed rust on the blades. It's been soaking for a couple days now, but the blades are turning black. It started after about 24 hrs. Anyone have that happen & any idea what's causing it? I haven't tried removing it yet, but hoping I can polish it out with wax or something else.

 

[glenmore]

The black will wipe right off.

 

[trbomax]

The "black" is what we call "smutt". Its an oxide coating created during rust removal.It does clean off w/ steel woll but its a pita and you will have to oil the part as soon as its dry to stop flash rust.

 

[Dave.R]

The black is caused by the carbon from the steel when the bonded iron oxide is removed from the steel. The evaporust takes the iron but leaves the carbon. Here's a great break down from a chemist with Red Kote products. I was asking if Evaporust would work with the coating.

"I was very apprehensive about this product when I first heard about it, because I believed it to contain phosphoric acid. We do not recommend phosphoric acid, as it is a “rust converter”. It would need to be scrubbed off, before Red-Kote can be applied.

Evapo-Rust, however uses iron chelation technology. The chemicals bind the metal ion so that the metal ion cannot interact with other elements. When the ion is bound, this creates a complex molecule that can be washed away from the surface."

Worked amazing on my motorcycle tank.

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[Canoe50]

Thanks guys.....appreciate the input. This is a older USA Winchester knife (Blue Grass Cutlery...when they were made really well) & the blade is definitely carbon steel. So is it safe to assume this wouldn't be a issue (or at least not as severe) if it was stainless?
glenmore...I tried wiping it off with a rag, very little came off.

 

[e-tek]

You gonna boil it for added effect?