I caught a video by Nick Engler over at the Shopsmith Hands-On site.
Well, being one willing to try anything, I did.
Potatoes will remove rust. Be ready to be amazed!
Deal is, cut up some potatoes and fill a vat with water. Enough to cover the rusted part.
After about 2 weeks, you can remove the part and it will be ready to go.
Much like electrolysis, this process turns the metal black (oxidizes?). Mainly the rust.
Scrub, buff, polish etc, the rust will wipe off.
One warning, it smells really awful. From my usual lack of the obvious, I did it indoors. Big mistake
Also, I'd highly recommend wearing gloves. The potato water can make your hands reek. I ended up having to bleach my hands to get the smell out.
Oh, also, don't put anything with wood. I tried a meat cleaver that now needs a new handle. Lesson learned, I proped a chisel so the handle was above the water line.
Jim
Well, being one willing to try anything, I did.
Potatoes will remove rust. Be ready to be amazed!
Deal is, cut up some potatoes and fill a vat with water. Enough to cover the rusted part.
After about 2 weeks, you can remove the part and it will be ready to go.
Much like electrolysis, this process turns the metal black (oxidizes?). Mainly the rust.
Scrub, buff, polish etc, the rust will wipe off.
One warning, it smells really awful. From my usual lack of the obvious, I did it indoors. Big mistake
Also, I'd highly recommend wearing gloves. The potato water can make your hands reek. I ended up having to bleach my hands to get the smell out.
Oh, also, don't put anything with wood. I tried a meat cleaver that now needs a new handle. Lesson learned, I proped a chisel so the handle was above the water line.
Jim