Vinegar, a useful and cheap product for all kinds of things!

[Janderso]

As you know, Fire is the topic here in California.
I have moved beyond fire, now I am concerned with rust.
After the drenching rains, rust took over.
After digging through the smelly, wet clay like ash mixture I was able to find some, hopefully useable tooling.
I pressure washed and scrubbed these pieces then soaked and scrubbed for two days.
Check it out!
Vinegar, what an amazing product.

 

[dlane]

You going to try bringing the rt back too

 

[Janderso]

No, well, maybe I should try?
No, it’s just too much work.
But, even if it’s compromised, they can be very useful!
I don’t know

 

[Janderso]

You want to give it a go?
My brain is mush. I can’t concentrate on anything

 

[middle.road]

The insides may still be fine, a controlled soak in vinegar might do the trick.
Just don't leave it in there for three months like I did with a big arse lathe chuck. Innards are fine the outside pitted...

 

[benmychree]

Other chemicals to do the same duty are phosphoric acid and citric acid.

 

[talvare]

Jeff,
That RT may make a good little welding positioner project. You may want to hang on to it for awhile.
Ted

 

[Janderso]

Whoa,
Ted, you may be on to something there. I could power it somehow.
The only problem, it's a 10" Brown and Sharpe. Made in the 20's. It weighs about 85 lbs.
Stable!
Good idea

 

[Janderso]

Other chemicals to do the same duty are phosphoric acid and citric acid.

I have used Evaporust and was very impressed but it's expensive.
Vinegar works a bit slower and it's cheap.
Citric acid? Can you buy it? Maybe lemon juice by the quart?

 

[aliva]

I've used vinegar in the past but be sure to use pickling vinegar as its 10% acetic acid as opposed to regular vinegar which is only 5 %