JohnDi Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 I have always used a vinegar bath to remove rust from old tools. Started when a saw a video about how to clean up saw plates. Always saw Evaporust mentioned but figured at $2.00 a gallon vinegar was cheap enough. Sprung for a gallon of Evaporust and man what a difference. Cuts time immensely and the flash rust is a breeze to get off with a brass wheel on the grinder. I'm sure lots of folks here use it, but wanted to post for anyone like me that thought because vinegar was so cheap that was all they needed. maybe it was the tools I tried it on, but hardly any staining and the metal shines. just my .02. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfitz Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 (edited) Glad it worked out! I just used a similar product called 'metal rescue'. From what I understand, these products don't eat away at the underlying metal, only the rust - unlike vinegar (an acid). Also they won't dissolve other metals like aluminum. Edited March 19, 2018 by Jfitz spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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