Non Toxic Rust Remover

[Ridge Runner 1,112]

A friend of mine gave me a partial bucket of this stuff ,he swears by it but i have to see it to believe it .

It is non toxic, will not harm flesh so we shall see if it works .

My test subject will be these rusty but not to bad 70 door hinge plates .I have attached them to a wire and dropped them in the bucket ,i am told at least over night .We shall see tomorrow .If it works ,i have a bout 4 buckets of Mustang nuts and bolts and a bunch of brackets to derust 

 

[MikeStang 247]

Cant wait to see the results... If it works It would be a hell of a lot easier than glass beading all the small parts and nuts and bolts LOL

[MikeStang 247]

Not my thumb nail but its odd that it pulled up that pic because I have Fiero Seats in my car of that same design, just no red insert LOL

[Ridge Runner 1,112]

Wow just a bit over an hour and i see bare metal 

[69RavenConv 286]

I've used EvapoRust and it works pretty good. Found a pair of rusty pliers outdoors and it made them usable again.

[Rsmach1 71]

That stuff works pretty well, after soaking and cleaning be prepared to paint, as parts will "flash rust" fairly quickly.

[machm1970 180]

I've used it with pretty good luck too, not too expensive either.

 

Matt

[Caseyrhe 650]

I saw it used in a truck show, worked wonders in a little bit of time. Vinegar I hear works too, when done u can make pickles

[Midlife 814]

I've also read about Industrial grade molasses, mixed 1:9 with water.  Completely non-toxic, but it does take a while to work (days). 

 

The best thing about EvapoRust (which the concours guys love!) is that you can see paint markings beneath the rust after you pull the part out.  The paint will wash off when you clean the part, though. 

[RPM 1,190]

I like to use white vinegar. Cheap and easy.

[Raven R code 281]

+1 on the evaporust! Works like magic.

[Rsanter 152]

Evaporust has been around for a while and works great.

Leaving it in too long can leave a film that you will have to scrub to get off but much easier to do than working the rust off by hand.

 

What I have done that is cheaper is I bought oxalic acid granuals off of Amazon and I mix up my own version of Evaporust for less money. Still eco friendly. You can also use citric acid.

 

Bob

[Kris 90]

This stuff works great, I've used it before. Metal rescue works really well too and is available at Home Depot for $25 a gallon. These liquids get expensive to use unless you buy it in concentrate form. I got some this way from rust911.com. It was relatively cheap in comparison at $59.50 for a gallon of concentrate that makes 16 gallons of the solution.

[Ridge Runner 1,112]

My plates cleaned up very nice .Beats the heck out of glass beading or sand blasting ,you just drop it in the bucket and walk away.I will paint them flat black to keep them from rusting again .

 

[v8ford70 98]

I used undiluted cheapest White Vinegar it was cheap & rusty nuts & bolts & parts came up like new.

[RogerC 136]

I used undiluted cheapest White Vinegar it was cheap & rusty nuts & bolts & parts came up like new.

How long of soak time?

[RPM 1,190]

Those parts turned it exceptional Jim.

 

Soaking in vinegar depends on how bad the rust, but usually one to two days works just fine.

[cavboy78 28]

is this something I could paint on to chassis parts to help in the tough to scrub portions? Not sure if reapplying every few hours would mitigate not being able to soak in a bucket. Thoughts?

[cavboy78 28]

because clearly I want to remove rust ofh the little green pedal car in my above thumbnail...ha

[Kris 90]

The 911rust site has it in a gel form that you can brush on parts you can't soak.

[cavboy78 28]

ok, thanks!

[Ridge Runner 1,112]

It would have to soak in it to do any good .I have some 1935 Ford pick up hood panels that have a surface rust ,soon as i can find something i can soak them in i will give them a go .They don't have as heavy a surface rust as the door hinge plates so they should clean up like new metal 

[v8ford70 98]

I have left badly rusted parts completely submerged in White Vinegar for 5 days,& parts to big to submerge I used rags soaked with White Vinegar placed over the rusted areas.

[JD08 42]

After soaking, do you need to do anything to neutralize it like you have to do with phosphoric acid? Or is it as simple as drip dry then paint?

[Ridge Runner 1,112]

From what the bucket says ,air dry then primer .I would wipe it down first though just to help it dry .