Removing rust with electrolization

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Removing rust with electrolization

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I thought that it would be a helpful article about removing rust off the car parts while doing nothing....

So, we.'ll need a pack of chemical soda. I used one pack per bucket.
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Take that rusty car part, that you want to clean up from rust and some kind of another iron part, that will infuse rusts of the good part.
Also you will need an accumulator (battery) charger.
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Connect the chargers plus (+) wire to the part, that will attract rust and minus (-) wire to the good but rusty part :)
Fill the bucket with water, put both parts into it, but that they would'nt touch each other and start the charger.
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I have waited for 12 hours and here are results:
1) Rusty parts before:
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2) and after:
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Last thing that you should do is to clean the good part with sandpaper or something rough like that,to take off the top grey coat and you are done!
Hope that will help :)
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Red_Power wrote:I thought that it would be a helpful article about removing rust off the car parts while doing nothing....

So, we.'ll need a pack of chemical soda. I used one pack per bucket.
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Take that rusty car part, that you want to clean up from rust and some kind of another iron part, that will infuse rusts of the good part.
Also you will need an accumulator (battery) charger.
Image

Connect the chargers plus (+) wire to the part, that will attract rust and minus (-) wire to the good but rusty part :)
Fill the bucket with water, put both parts into it, but that they wouldn't touch each other and start the charger.
Image

I have waited for 12 hours and here are results:
1) Rusty parts before:
Image
2) and after:
Image

Last thing that you should do is to clean the good part with sandpaper or something rough like that,to take off the top gray coat and you are done!
Hope that will help :)
Fixed the links! :D
Great idea about removing rust though!
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Wow that really did get rid of the rust :shock:
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Vinegar works as well. Probably not as good but pretty close.
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Yeah how about next time you learn to post pics
The last pic doesnt work
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Dude stop being a douche canoe
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It was on there before I don't know why it went away :shrug:
wHy So seRIouS?
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That's what happens when your late to the party, all the good pics are gone! :lol: :roll:
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Pic works for me :P

Anyways, that is some cool stuff! I can't believe how that works!
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Ya it's working for me now also. :shrug:
I can't wait to try it on some of my shi.... er stuff!
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ionic1000 wrote:Ya it's working for me now also. :shrug:
I can't wait to try it on some of my shi.... er stuff!
I don't think human excrement is capable of rusting...lol..jk

great Idea. I might try it out. How much voltage did you apply?
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