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Post by Admin/Founder 2 on Feb 6, 2010 12:20:38 GMT
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Post by (minisniper) on Feb 13, 2010 20:00:34 GMT
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Post by mowogdave on Feb 16, 2010 10:32:09 GMT
I did once try this...... ;D ;D ;D But I have to admit it was many years ago, in my younger days. So I'm not recommending this particular application!!!! I had an engine that had all the cooling system internals rusted up and blocked. Being short on cash, I put in vinegar in a 50/50 mix and left over night. Next day - all the rust was gone, down to bare metal!!!  As I said though - this was in my younger days....Maybe I would do it today on suspension parts and stuff, but not in the engine ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by madaboutcherry on Feb 16, 2010 12:08:53 GMT
nice to have your garage smelling like a chip shop.
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Post by GW on Apr 14, 2010 19:06:20 GMT
i'm going to tesco tomorrow!
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Post by patlink on Jul 14, 2010 20:28:52 GMT
has anyone give it a try ?
i will try it and report back
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Post by (minisniper) on Jul 14, 2010 20:49:02 GMT
I haven't tried it but will be great if you are willing to try and report back to see if it does work. Will wait for your update  |
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Post by Joloke on Jul 17, 2010 22:13:01 GMT
Well as i was the one who started this i guess i should try  Picture this,we had Boris about a month and i took his bumpers off,and all the bolts sheared  i repaired the bumper replaced all the washers and threw all the old rusty ones away apart from one that was for some reason placed to one side in the flat Well Boris has now gone to new owners and those old bumper have long been replaced but as this one rusty washer is still here i may as well experiment on it before i throw it away  here is the washer  and here is the rust dissolving kit (crunchy nut cornflakes optional) ;D  Fill Jar with Vinegar and add Rusty Washer  Sit Back and wait Im going to leave it in there for a week then ill update you all  Somebody may have to remind me otherwise it may live in the jar for a further two years ;D Huggz Jodie |
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Post by (minisniper) on Jul 17, 2010 22:38:00 GMT
I will remind you in a week's time. What's with the crunchy nut cornflakes,no chickens down your way?? ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Joloke on Jul 17, 2010 22:52:13 GMT
The crunchy nut cornflakes are sams im still helping our local Asda dispose of its Extra Tasty Cooked Chickens ;D I know the washer is only small but the princible should still work on a larger scale might as well before it goes in the bin |
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Post by Joloke on Jul 18, 2010 9:24:54 GMT
well its been less than 24 hours and theres already a bright shiny bit about the size of my little fingernail so I'm guessing it does work though i don't want to spoil things so I'm leaving it in there for a week as planned I know theres that old wives tale about coca cola but though coke can remove corrosion it appears to need to be kept fizzy and one you put anything in cola the reaction turns it flat  I one took a very rusty letterbox off a door at a previous home and replaced it as its mounting had snapped but before i threw it away i put it in an old ice cream tub and covered it in lashings of out of date brown sauce that had been forgotten at the back of the cupboard Id heard rumors about Brown Sauce and it didn't disappoint a week later and a quick buff off i had a brand new looking (but still broken) door knocker Huggz Jodie |
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Post by clambod on Jul 18, 2010 9:45:12 GMT
Probably the acetic acid in the brown sauce. Malt vinegar will remove rust but the clear vinegar is cheaper. It's just acetic acid diluted.
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Post by Joloke on Jul 18, 2010 10:02:55 GMT
i think its great that everyday things can be used We all pay a tad too much for fancy car related products and sometimes there are other alternatives I just used malt vinegar because its what i had to hand but i guess white vinegar would be even better as you would see it change colour as the rust dissolved into it I'm also guessing things like Onions,and Juice squeezed from a lemon would attack rust too? Theres also that process with soda crystals in water then putting voltage through a strip of foil in the water,think its called electrolysis or something like that? i wonder if you had non removable panels on a car and you brushed vinegar into rust scabs it would do the same thing? i read a thing on another forum one about a process of rubbing tin foil over rust as a rust converter similar to kurust ill see if i can find it |
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Post by Joloke on Jul 20, 2010 9:37:26 GMT
Well i never lasted 2 weeks i drained the vinegar this morning well it started like this as you all know well after the vinegar was drained and after a quick rub with a bit of kitchen roll i was greeted with this  and heres the other side  all i can say is it works and Wow!!! Huggz Jodie |
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Post by clambod on Jul 20, 2010 9:42:05 GMT
Yes WOW, That really is the business and so cheap too.
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Post by madaboutcherry on Jul 21, 2010 11:30:30 GMT
i,m going to try this at the weekend on an old 12g295 cylinder head that i,m going to rebuild.
would the vinegar affect the valve guides in any because they are not worn and i,m going to reuse them?
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Post by clambod on Jul 22, 2010 6:24:05 GMT
If they are steel guides they should be fine but I'd block each end with grease first, just to be safe.
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Post by (minisniper) on Jul 22, 2010 19:14:21 GMT
Sit Back and wait Im going to leave it in there for a week then ill update you all Somebody may have to remind me otherwise it may live in the jar for a further two years ;D Huggz Jodie You've cheated , you didn't leave it for a week but then again if you left it for a week there would probably be nothing left ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by patlink on Jul 24, 2010 13:57:14 GMT
jodie
wow really works. well worth get a a tank set up and start de-rusting some of the million parts that i have
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Post by clambod on Jul 24, 2010 14:33:02 GMT
jodie wow really works. well worth get a a tank set up and start de-rusting some of the million parts that i have Only a million, Pat? |
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Post by (minisniper) on Jul 28, 2010 19:35:51 GMT
jodie wow really works. well worth get a a tank set up and start de-rusting some of the million parts that i have Only a million, Pat? Has he really got that many rusty bits? ;D ;D ;D ;D He better start now LOL |
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Post by clambod on Jul 29, 2010 17:41:43 GMT
I don't know if they are all rusty but he's got lots of stuff. but there again don't we all collect a selection of "Stuff that might come in handy one day"
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Post by (minisniper) on Jul 29, 2010 20:08:36 GMT
I don't know if they are all rusty but he's got lots of stuff. but there again don't we all collect a selection of "Stuff that might come in handy one day" You're right about my other half is terrible!! He keeps loads of stuff in the garage if I had my way i would turn it away. It must be a man thing ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by patlink on Sept 30, 2010 14:03:02 GMT
sorry forgot to report back. but here we are 1 week in malt vinegar.  next test to to leave for 2 week in vinegar |
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Post by (minisniper) on Sept 30, 2010 16:51:29 GMT
Hiya Pat They have come really well It has surprised me I can't wait for your next report on leaving them for 2 weeks. Keep us posted on how it goes |
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Post by Joloke on Oct 1, 2010 11:31:49 GMT
They have come out great I believe White Vineger is better and often cheaper i just used our common old "Fish n Chips" vineger we had in the cupboard I think its probably just best to use whatever is cheapest asda do smart price vinegar at just 13p a bottle |
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Post by patlink on Oct 1, 2010 12:40:57 GMT
i used asda's malt vinegar 52p a bottle worked well so went with it again, but will try white vinegar after the two week project. only a few more days until it is ready
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Post by Joloke on Oct 1, 2010 15:03:23 GMT
its amazing what DIY everyday objects you can use instead of branded "Automotive" alternatives Another one i wrote of on here was Tin Foil and Olive Oil causes a Thermite reaction to cause a aluminum galvinisation a kind of DIY Cheapo Kurust if you like Couldn't help but chuckle this morning as i wondered if you regularly washed all your rusty scabs with vinegar would it dissolve the rust? then you could simply coat them with Olive Oil and vigorously rub with Tin Foil until all the rust disappeared ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by mra-minis on Feb 9, 2017 13:22:58 GMT
I think it could be done with 2000 litres of concentrate in a bug tub |
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