Rust Removal

[OHEKK]

I recently renovated an old building, converting it into a home and a shop. During the construction, most of my tools and shop equipment sat idle and unfortunately acquired a uniform layer of rust.


I'm not much of a home chemist so an "off the shelf" product is what I was looking for to remove the rust... a magic potion if you will.

Some recommended electrolosis however its kind of hard to do that with a lathe or drill press.

I just tried a liquid called "Must for Rust" a product from "Krud Kutter ( Really... I'm not kidding!)

This stuff says it contains phosphoric acid and something that converts the metal so rust doesn't re-occur.

Anyway I tried it with a scotch brite pad and a wire wheel on the end grinder for the really bad areas and it worked quite well.

It's nice to see things shiney again!

 

[Luckydevil]

I usually keep my tools with a nice coat of wd40 on them to prevent rust and it has worked fine for me.

Good to know about removing the rust though.

 

[MAK]

I've gone the same route using the phosphoric acid solutions (a couple diff brands of naval jelly) on the previously vinyl covered roof on my 68 Cougar. Only rust on the car but it was completely covered with surface rust when I ripped off the top. Ive got two small spots of rust through that I'll be patching soon but no matter how much I sanded and ground, I couldn't get 90% of it down to bright shiny metal. Most everyone I talked to and boards I posted on met with recommendations to just coat with POR15 or some other rust convertor and then paint. Finally found a good how-to that explained how to really remove all the rust and not just cover, convert, or stop it. I've got a lot of hours in it but now I am down to 95% bright shiny metal and should have it complete after this weekend when I spend another day on it. You just have to coat with the acid, scrub with steel wool and a wire brush for the pitted areas, then wash it off and start over. I've gone through 3 bottles but it works. I can't tell you how many 3M abrasive pads and paper I went through on my DA sander and angle grinder trying to get some bright metal to show through with no success before I tried the naval jelly.

 

[dodgecharger-fan]

www.safestrustremover.com did a great job for my car parts. Works for tools as well.

Here's an example of my experience with it:

The right half was soaking in it for about a day.

and there's no acid. I work with this stuff with my bare hands.

 

[Satatic]

That little slide show they have of them spraying the rear end with that stuff is awesome. Really a nice idea there having the tub and a pump.

 

[OHEKK]

Do products like "Oxysolv " work?

Anybody have experience with it?

I like the no acid approach so I'll check it out.

 

[Wile1Coyote]

There ar other no acid brands on the market to.

Gotta love it when the chemists come up with something we can actually use.

 

[erok01]

would never dull work?

I'm not sure what type of coating your tools have but if you take a wire wheel to them I'm sure the surface rust will reapear since you stripped some of the coating off.

 

[rangerlayinrocker]

wow that stuff looks awesome i think im gonna have to order a fw gallons of that stuff along with the degreaser

 

[ultgar]

This is why humidity control is so important....RH of 65% or greater can result in surface rust (on ferous metals) mold/mildew, delamination, and can compromise performance of electrical devices. SD

 

[vwmortenb]

Citric acid works great for removing rust, and it is safe to use even with bare hands.

 

[NHRADRAGRACER]

www.safestrustremover.com did a great job for my car parts. Works for tools as well.

Here's an example of my experience with it:

The right half was soaking in it for about a day.

and there's no acid. I work with this stuff with my bare hands.

How did you come across this stuff in CA?

The degereaser works great also on just about anything, also enivromentaly safe as well.

Used it on my trailer took off all those nasty black streaks and left the original shine.

Some before and after photo results using SafestRustRemover.

 

[SteveU]

How long did it take to get the results in the last 2 pics displayed? Did you just soak it or did it take a bunch of scrubbing?

 

[ImportTuner]

Wow, this is some great rust remover; I thought nothing will get the rust out without alot of elbow grease ...

 

[NHRADRAGRACER]

How long did it take to get the results in the last 2 pics displayed? Did you just soak it or did it take a bunch of scrubbing?

NO scrubbing other than knocking loose rust off with wire brush prior to soaking. By the time I got back to the pedals they had soaked for about 20 hrs.

This C-Clamp took only 4 hrs. (they were probably sitting in my basement for about 15 years) needed a larger vat to soak entire clamp but I was able to use product on several smaller items after that fit into vat without having to use alot of product at once for such small items.