rusty snap on breaker bar

[eighthd]

I picked this up at the swap meet this morning. A little rusty , I havent seen one like this before.Any ideas how to remove the rust?

 

[Packard V8]

1. Soak in vinegar - easy and cheap.
2. Electrolysis - easy and cheap, once you get it set up

jack vines

 

[tyreguy25]

See if a dealer will warranty it out

Just kidding, but try the vinegar.

 

[billymade]

http://www.evapo-rust.com/

 

[chad s]

It looks like the longer version, so its probably about 1926-1928 era.

 

[mrholeshot]

Sandblast it

 

[gc11090]

http://www.evapo-rust.com/

Evapo-rust works great, available at many hardware/automotive stores

 

[wrenchr]

I would not warranty it unless it was broke, evaporust that summagun!!!

 

[eighthd]

Its soaking in evapo rust now.

 

[eighthd]

here is pic pic after evapo rust

 

[toolnut]

That turned out nice. I have some old Snap-on sockets. Would Evaporust work or would it mess up the chrome that is left?

 

[eighthd]

This was the first time I used evapo rust.

 

[SMKS]

I have some old Snap-on sockets. Would Evaporust work or would it mess up the chrome that is left?

Evapo-rust claims it is safe for all surfaces. From my experience this is true. Vinegar will eat chrome, but I have soaked chrome plated tools in Evapo-rust without any problems.

 

[arkangel06]

Sandblast and black oxide

 

[Bull]

Evapo-rust claims it is safe for all surfaces. From my experience this is true. Vinegar will eat chrome, but I have soaked chrome plated tools in Evapo-rust without any problems.

I really do not believe this is true. I just soaked a heavily corroded ratchet in vinegar today, multiple times. The chrome was not damaged.

What vinegar will do is eat any rust that has seeped under your chrome. This will cause the chrome, already detached from the bond it had with the original steel, to fall off. But, the vinegar is eating rust, not chrome.