Thread: rust removal any help appreceiated.

Hi,
The best rust removal for old tools I have used is equal parts of molasses and water. YES Molasses! Get a plastic container to fit the item so that it will be completely covered. Stir up the mixture and get rid of any loose rust. Leave the tool in for about a week and check it. depending on the depth of rust you may have to leave it longer. I use it for old goldfields relics. DO NOT PUT WOOD IN THE MIXTURE!
Milosam

Hi Boognish

Use the Forum search facility and search for "rust removal". There is a mass of info on rust removal using different methods.

I use citric acid (which does not cost much) and am very pleased with the results I have achieved with it.

Regards

Boognish I live in a rural area. Our feedshop will it out of a 44 gallon drum into your container. Ithink a 2 litre bottle is about $3. Up here it is an animal feed supplement to get stock through winter when there is not much growing for them to eat. If you don't have a feed shop near you it would be worth your while going for a drive to a rural town to pick some up. Even the drive would be therapeutic

Silly me! I meant to mention using electrolysis for rust removal. The set ups are found on the Forum. The only things you need is, a plastic container to hold water with washing soda, a battery charger a piece of clean steel as a sacrificial anode, the rust affected part and some time to let the magic happen. Clean simple cheap

I have tried several different methods depending on the part that needs to be cleaned.

Smaller integrate part I used citric acid.
Flat parts I used electrolysis.
And good old sandpaper/or steel wool with elbow grease.

After cleaning I spray with G-15.

Originally Posted by chambezio

Silly me! I meant to mention using electrolysis for rust removal. The set ups are found on the Forum. The only things you need is, a plastic container to hold water with washing soda, a battery charger a piece of clean steel as a sacrificial anode, the rust affected part and some time to let the magic happen. Clean simple cheap

I have tried many things, and I definately vote for electrolysis. I use a computer power supply (which I got for free when the council collection was on. The other thing I do a little different to most, is to use carbon gouging rods as anodes (I peel off the copper). The carbon rods prevents all the sludge.

I have used this on everything from small tools to large 2m x 50mm steel rails for a table saw. You will find heaps of info on the web, but if you wanted some help let me know.

Cheers,
Cameron

Originally Posted by chambezio

Boognish I live in a rural area. Our feedshop will it out of a 44 gallon drum into your container. Ithink a 2 litre bottle is about $3. Up here it is an animal feed supplement to get stock through winter when there is not much growing for them to eat. If you don't have a feed shop near you it would be worth your while going for a drive to a
rural town to pick some up. Even the drive would be therapeutic

Hi are you writting about mollasis and it only cost $3 where you live ?
regards boognish

Originally Posted by camoz

I have tried many things, and I definately vote for electrolysis. I use a computer power supply (which I got for free when the council collection was on. The other thing I do a little different to most, is to use carbon gouging rods as anodes (I peel off the copper). The carbon rods prevents all the sludge.

I have used this on everything from small tools to large 2m x 50mm steel rails for a table saw. You will find heaps of info on the web, but if you wanted some help let me know.

Cheers,
Cameron

wow that sounds great as i have a pc power supply
regards boognish

Originally Posted by Milosam

Hi,
The best rust removal for old tools I have used is equal parts of molasses and water. YES Molasses! Get a plastic container to fit the item so that it will be completely covered. Stir up the mixture and get rid of any loose rust. Leave the tool in for about a week and check it. depending on the depth of rust you may have to leave it longer. I use it for old goldfields relics. DO NOT PUT WOOD IN THE MIXTURE!
Milosam

Hi ,where do you buy youre molasses from.
regards boognish

Originally Posted by boognish

wow that sounds great as i have a pc power supply
regards boognish

The best part of the power supply is they have an overload facility built in, so if you accidentally touch positive to negative (or get them too close in the solution), it just turns off, then all you have to do is turn it off at the power point and back on and you are back in business.

You do need to do a small bit of simple wiring, but nothing that you need any real skill for, just common sense (joining all the same colours together, and one sensing wire that fools the power supply into thinking it is still connected to a computer). It's all on the low voltage side so safe as long as you use common sense. Again I could go into more detail, but a google search would bring up all anyone would need, including YouTube videos on it, but if people are interested and having issues working it out, feel free to ask for more details, or PM me.

Cheers,

Cameron

https://www.woodworkforums.com/f152/u...e-rust-135278/

see what happens when you search the forum. thread has post re old computer supply and a link to my fave electrolysis technique by Major Panic.

For comparison, this will give you a guide on using Citric Acid. Available at you local food supermarket, or at Bunnings (see in the thread).

Originally Posted by boognish

I have a number of old tools in need of restoration and ive tried
afew different methods of getting rid of rust but there must be a
better method.Last year at the wa wood show i was talking
to a guy who was displaying his old drill brace ect collection and he
said he uses mollasis.The price of this stuff in small amounts is
crazy and i would need a bucket .
regards

You probably spoke to BoringGeoff.

Paul

Originally Posted by pmcgee

You probably spoke to BoringGeoff.

Paul

That's what I was thinking Paul. I didn't put my five bobs worth in because Milosam pretty well covered it, but I will say that the only thing I derust using molasses is rusty auger bits. Braces etc I use steel wool and/or the wire wheel (gently).

Geoff.