How much does color stripping/rust removal usually cost?

My hair is about the middle of my back, and my roots have grown out 2 or 3 inches, I’m just wondering how much either rust removal (my hairdresser suggested it to help remove old color) or stripping costs…it differs in a small town compared to a big city, right?

around here, it would cost around $50. && i live in a rly tiny town.

Using citric acid for rust removal

Citric acid can be bought from drugstore (they use it in jelly or such to adjust acidity) but it is very expensive there. Therefore Finnish rodders buy it from some agriculture-store. It is not expensive. Officially it is used as pigs obstruent! I dipped those parts in citric acid for overnight, next day brushed it with wirebrush and flushed it with water. Then again back to citric acid over night and wirebrushed + flushed it next day.
Flushing is important, you’ll want to get all acid away, otherwise steel will turn to yellow.
You can’t use this method on all parts because of hydrogen embrittlement. So no pedals, frames, brake drums, engine blocks or such to citric acid!!! And yeah, parts should be clean -I’ve cleaned ’em with fuel- because grease will neutralize acid. Ratio was 3%
Parts must be dried soon as you get them flushed, I quess you guys know why…

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help with Rust removers?

I need rust remover for a fuse box, anyone know where I can get one that will take the rust away without no or little scrubbing? And yes I will take out the fuse holders out to clean them.
you think i can use CLR?

this is how the fuse box looks like:

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The problem being that the rust will come back unless you kill it with something like Osfo. Osfo is an acid treatment which chemically changes rust to an inert state. However the surface then needs to be painted to prevent it from rusting in the future and paint is not what you want in a fuse box as it acts as an insulator. Better off to obtain a replacement.

A good rust removal for pipes on a harley?

I’ve just obtained a Harley Davidson and the pipes are badly weathered and have rust ALL over them. I’m new to motorcyles and know little about this kind of stuff. What is a good way to remove lots of rust from the chrome on the exhaust pipes?

a strong arm and allot of WD 40 or AB80, and a cloth allot of it ..
but most importantly have fun

and if you can some metal polish for when your done, revives the chrome