Thread: DAM Rust....

There is carbon in rust?

Stuart

Hi Gary, welcome to the forum,
I am sure I have heard the name somewhere before, maybe on a US forum.
Thanks for the link and the feed back on what it works like. It doesn't look to be too badly priced either, if it does a good job as you say.
It must be pretty good if the US and Aussie military are using it, and like you say the tools won't need oil strait away like acid does.

Sandy,
This stuff sounds good and would suit you application.

Dave

I had a look at their website after posting the link and it says the evapo-rust pulls iron out of the iron oxide. Sorry about that Stuart, the rep definately said carbon. My bad.

Thanks Gray, I didnt find that page the first time I had a look at your link.(one wonders how I missed it lol)

Stuart

Hi sandy sorry to hear your problems I spent a good 4 days helping out guys with their sheds after the flood organising the SES etc.

I have seen the evapo rust stuff seems to work well probably worth a shot I would look at electrolysis as well then when you have everything cleaned up give me a yell and I will drop some Lanotec product around probably Heavy Duty to help you out.

Just PM me when your ready.

Willy

Originally Posted by Bryan

Diesel has become my default cleaner/penetrant/lubricant. Doesn't stink like kero, and it's mild on hands while you do dishes (you know you're soaking in it!).

And it does get in , like liquid in to this chalk

That's a mongrel act, not had that type of experence, can only imageine what you feel.
sorry to that I don't have a rust removal recipe for you, BUT I noticed in the bottom picture there is a cast metal [machine/thing] on the left of the pic. looks a bit like an old singer sewing machine frame, can you tell me what it is? and it's use? CD

there is an old fella here that has been an engineer all his life and he swears by soaking for quite a while in a solution of dilute molasses he freed up a lot of rusted up irrigation pump diesel motors off the river bank with this method .
and cheap too you can buy a 20 lt drum of mallases and dilute it down and make a 200 lt drum of solution i should think.

johno

Hi, simply gave the lathe and mill away. dont know if I will replace them.

have order two 5L bottles of that rust stuff mentioned above. will see how it goes. to see if I can rescue the tools...

if not it will be back to woodwork only...

thanks to all for the input..

Regards

Sandy