Using citric acid for rust removal
Posted on 11 July 2010 by dwe
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%
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Parts must be dried soon as you get them flushed, I quess you guys know why…
Music on the background:
Junior Brown; "Sugarfoot Rag"
Duration : 0:4:14
Tags | acid, Brown, citric, diy, ford, hamb, hot, Junior, kustom, lincoln, Rag, rod, Sugarfoot, traditional, zephyr
Men I loved the …
Men I loved the music, gave the video a good spin, and nice work on the dash, I was looking for the way to do something similar. thanks great vid.
Sounds like a lot …
Sounds like a lot of work…have you considered eltrolysis instead?
this could come in …
this could come in handy
can i use oranges …
can i use oranges for this?
You can buy Citric …
You can buy Citric acid already mixed in a 1 gallon container made by Lifeguard.
I think you can buy it at any Janitor Supply House Store. (the 1 gallon makes 5 gallons – but I used it straight to remove oil and Tractor Rubber Tire Tracks from my driveway.) I also use it to clean up anything rusted including copper fittings. That old Water shut-off valve valve with hard water deposits comes out like new, and is better made than todays plastic junk. which Handles break off.
Looks to me like …
Looks to me like the power-sprayer did most of the work…
This is a great …
This is a great video
citric acid is …
citric acid is whats in soda and propel water always rince our mouth when ever drinking these
genial solo se …
genial solo se tardaron tres dias en esa pieza de otra forma pudo llevar años!
Here we go again… …
Here we go again…
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!
were did you get …
were did you get the citric acid
cool trick… …
cool trick…espsecially if the part is no longer available or re-produced…sure beats the Coca Cola method…lol
Funnily enough, I'm …
Funnily enough, I'm looking for ways to derust old motorbike engine parts. I'll probably use the electrolyte process (water, bi-carb of soda, nail, electric supply etc). It's one of a lot simpler than this process.
Cool vid. Wondering …
Cool vid. Wondering if this will work for a motorcycle gas tank that is rusty inside?
I use a poly cattle …
I use a poly cattle trough its big enough to even lay a differential in the bath.
Plenty of Excellent …
Plenty of Excellent "Junior Brown" videos on youtube!!!
Check out "Sugarfoot Rag" his "Surf Melodies" to whitness this artists true guitsteel skills!
The name of the …
The name of the song is "Sugarfoot Rag".
Nothing like a …
Nothing like a little bit of "Junior Brown" Music while working on your Zephyr dash!!!
Good video… great music selection…!
love the song in …
love the song in the video, who plays it, and where can i find it to download it??
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