This is the email I saved from the plating group. I know I posted it recently
but since, someone ask about rust removal. so Im resending the orginal post. I
havent goggled
TtT
> > > Hello Kirk, type 'electrolytic rust removal'
> into
> > google
> > > and you will find
> > > hundreds of remedies. The one I use is salt and
> a
> > car
> > > battery , using a
> > > series of side lamp bulbs as voltage/current
> droppers,
> > easy
> > > peasy, and cheap
> > > as chips, try 3 x 5 watt bulbs/lamps first and
> watch
> > the
> > > immersion time as the
> > > method described can eventually dissolve the
> whole
> > tank in
> > > a worst case
> > > scenario. Whilst carrying out the treatment 'suck
> and
> > see'
> > > every 5 mins or so
> > > espcially if the tank is thin. I use it myself
> with a
> > 100%
> > > success rate, just
> > > remember that more salt or more current equals
> more
> > > material removed, so use
> > > both sparingly until you get used to it. Its the
> > cheapest
> > > most efficient way I
> > > have tried regarding rust removal from
> iron/steel
> > parts.
> > > Hope this helps you
> > > out as much as it did myself, just remember that
> > despite
> > > how little salt or
> > > d.c. current you use, it will always strip the
> crap
> > off
> > > steel. Kind regards,
> > > Bob.
> > > P.S. If you want to get an
> > > idea of how well it works, get an old piece
> > > of steel, paint your initials in it with
> cellulose
> > paint
> > > then place the steel
> > > sheet in a gallon plastic container of water,
> that has
> > had
> > > 2 cups of table
> > > salt added to it, connect directly to a good car
> > battery
> > > for 5 mins. using a
> > > copper tube as the anode and connect the steel
> sheet
> > to the
> > > negative side of
> > > the battery, DO THIS outdoors, the fumes do not
> > promote
> > > either a long, or
> > > healthy life. When you remove it from solution
> your
> > > initials should stand out
> > > like peeholes in the snow.
> > >
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