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    Quote Originally Posted by Heavansabove View Post
    As an experiment, put some steel (plastic does not work) tent pegs out in the rain for a while until all are covered in a film of rust.

    Then make up some citric acid solution and put in the tent pegs. After one hour take one out and scrub the deposit off - it will be rust free, and no pitting. Take out another one after overnight soaking and you will need to work hard to get rid of tiny pitting. Leave for 2 days and take out another one - this will be obviously pitted after removal of the deposit and grey (not shiny). Take out another one after a week and there will be severe pitting.

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    Do not leave in overnight, but use strong and hot solution - and check regularly - AND remove as soon as the rust has gone from the surface, ie you need to remove the gunk with a stiff brush and examine progress. If the metal is already rust pitted, then that is unfortunate but you can not get rid of those pits with citric acid.

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    Peter
    Thanks Peter, that's useful to know. I guess I have not really cleaned up anything with just light rust. Any pitting I have seen I figured was a result of the heavy rust already on the object. There is no pitting on the router blades though.

    TT
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    I thought that the preferred method was to use phosphoric acid. Methods & results seem similar although I have never used citric acid in this way. The grey film left is iron phosphate which I understand to be itself "rust resistant". The car companies usually use this as part of their body treatment prior to painting. Tannic acid is sometimes used with phosphoric & leaves a brown finish, the tannins are said to increase further rust resistance.
    I usually apply lanolin after the final wash & dry, available in a spay bottle, a little goes along way. Of course if you need to use your tools regularly, this is not ideal, maybe a light oil wipe in that curcumstance?

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