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Thread: rusty nails
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31st July 2002, 10:19 AM #1New Member
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rusty nails
hi, recently aquired a swag of nails from pin to serious construction nails, togheter with screws and assocatiated hardware, most of which have a good deal of surface rust covering them...
is there a method i can use to remove the rust and prevent further rust? ( save for keeping them dry)
i have had fisholine suggested - although i thought this was more of a protectant than a remover??
cheers will
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31st July 2002, 11:48 AM #2Member
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This might seem like a strange one but having tried all sorts of proprietry redusters etc. and Coke etc. we use "Tomato sauce".
So, Get a bucket.
Put on the rusties.
Add sufficient tom sauce to just coat them, keep stirring as you go.
Stir every couple of hours, this helps to keep the citric acid/surface contact active.
Next day, wash them with the hose.
Dry in the sun or with a blow heater turning frequently.
Spray with WD40 or wharever when dry.
I have saved $'000's worth of steel parts with this. Haven't yet found a use for the slurry left over.
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31st July 2002, 12:55 PM #3New Member
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thanks for that, i have to ask though - how the hell did you come up with that idea - ????
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31st July 2002, 02:24 PM #4Supermod
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Tomato sauce is a long time trade secret for us re-polishers. Its definitly not a new thing. The sauce is great for cleaning brass as well. The acid in it really goes to work.
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31st July 2002, 11:22 PM #5
So that's whats responsible for the heartburn after eating a pie...and I thought it was the Plastic card used to fill the freezer with 'Er indoors gourmet tucker!!
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1st August 2002, 09:04 AM #6
Would it work on my lathe bed ?
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1st August 2002, 02:17 PM #7
Personally I think a good dujon mustard is preferable with a lathe bed
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