Rust Removers
I’ll keep this straight and to the point:
I know that baking soda or lye can be used in place of washing soda.
So, what can be used in place of iron rebar, and most important of all:
WHAT CAN I USE IN PLACE OF A BATTERY CHARGER?
Thanks to any and all advice.
any low volt dc power source will work, like a car battery, cell phone charger, etc. Rebar is just scrap steel, so any scrap that is fairly clean should work.
Make natural rust remover by mixing baking soda and lemon juice or vinegar into a paste, which can be applied to any metal surface that has rust on it. Allow the rust remover to dissolve the rust and then wipe it off using instructions from a remodeling contractor and home repair specialist in this free video on rust remover.
Expert: Tim Gipson
Contact: www.inhisstepsremodeling.com
Bio: Tim Gipson is a home repair specialist and remodeling contractor in Franklin, Tenn.
Filmmaker: Tim Brown
Duration : 0:2:24
Continue reading “Home Improvements & Maintenance : How to Make a Rust Remover”
My header pipe on my DRZ was looking a bit crusty (as they eventually do)
I decided to give it a bit of a clean up.
It was a quick job. I never even took the pipe off.
Must of only cost me around £20 to do all this.
Tools:
High Temp Black Paint Stove BBQ (120ml, more than enough)
Hammerite Rust Remover Gel (100ml, more than enough)
Sandpaper
Brush 1″ width
Duration : 0:2:53
I have a badly rusted gas tank and need to remove the rust inside of it. Will this work? Will anything bad happen like will it eat the metal? Thanks!
Well, YES, it will eat the metal…not the good metal, but the old, rusty stuff….but if it’s already weakened, it may eat thru and leave a hole, which will happen soon anyway. Removing rust from an old gas tank is not to be taken lightly, because of the risk of a fire or explosion. The metal can absorb gas over time, and heating it or a spark could set off fumes left over. This is truly a job best left to trained professionals if possible.
Anyway, you’re dealing with a chemical that is not normally mixed with gasoline, so you would have to rinse it thoroughly to make sure none is left inside the tank.
Other methods done in the past to remove rust is to use a big chain and water ( to prevent sparks), if the tank has no dampener sections inside of it. Best way is to take it to a radiator shop, and have them professionally remove the rust via acid bath, then coat the inside with a special coating to prevent it from happening again.
I assume it’s an antique vehicle gas tank that is hard to find? Be careful, if you intend to work on it no matter what, take precautions *( fire extinguisher handy, friend over with phone to dial 911 if something BAD goes wrong ( as you will be roasting, and won’t be thinking about dialing a phone just yet )). Little things like that it’s good to be prepared for. 🙂
Anyway have fun with it.
– The Gremlin Guy –
My Honda Hornet cb600 has some rust in the rear shock absorber’s spring and lower mounting. How can I remove the old paint from the spring and the rust from the lower mounting without damaging the complete shock absorber?
Do you mean you do it in place, or you first take it off the bike?
PB Blaster is new to me, maybe it’s a popular product in UK (I am foreigner). Is this some kind of penetrating oil to help you remove rusted bolts? My difficulty is not to remove the bolts, but how to remove the paint from the spring and repaint it as it seems that the spring cannot be separated from the complete shock absorber.
use some PB Blaster, thats what we use at our shop and it works like a charm