Rusty Chassis

[HommeMarrBuckley]

Im gonna break,  Im gonna break myyyyy........Im gonna break my rusty....chassis.....and run!!


Hello


Just thought I would share something (perhaps some of you already know) that gave me results that I was quite impressed with.  I wished I had taken a better shot of the rust on this chassis to better exhibit the before and after, but it had a decent amount.  I used apple cider vinegar with some water and just let it soak.  It was recommended to go 24 hours but I noticed after 5 to 10 minutes it was eating away.  I used some steel wool and scrubbed.  It was all gone in no time.  Interestingly enough, the rust would come back if left alone so I scrubbed to satisfaction and then dried it immediately.  It was recommended to neutralize the acid with baking soda but I grew up in the 80s and skipped that step and went right to sealing/lubing it.  Here are the results.  (Hesitant about using this with the transformers.  I was thinking about dipping the brush in the solution and just scrubbing the exterior could be safe.)

[Toxophilite]

Nice
I've bathed rusty axe heads, anchors, what have you in vinegar (white vinegar will do too) overnight or for a couple days and it really does wonders

[punkykatt]

What a difference. What ratio vinegar/water did you use?

[HommeMarrBuckley]

What ratio vinegar/water did you use?

I used two 32 oz. bottles (total $3).  I didn't really calculate so much because it took me twice as much time to find a container than the whole cleaning process and I got impatient.  Tricky to find one that could house both chassis enough to submerge them.  It was about 2-3 times water to vinegar.  I think it depends more on the degree of the rust.  More rust--More vinegar than water.  It was pretty simple. Especially considering I was kinda haphazard but astonished at the result.  All in all, cheap, non harsh chemical, super easy and effective way to remove rust.

[punkykatt]

Great, thanks for sharing.
Punky