This is a more random posting. I demo'd the railing on my house because the nails were too loose and didn't hold anymore and I didn't like the railing design. All of the railing was directly exposed to the rain/weather. I kept the redwood and the pixs are showing the nails I pulled out of it. These are 50 yr old nails.....wow still in really good shape. I attached a pix of a piece of sq-tube 3 months old that is under my canopy but the ambient moisture/salt air of Hawaii takes it toll.
Compare that to these Hot dipped nails 50 years old....... it's true they do not make them like they used to.
Finally, I bought of 30% pure Acetic acid (vinegar) they are selling @ home depot.
The odd thing is they labeled it as Vinegar....... and according to the FDA anything over 5% is supposed to labeled as Acetic acid not labeled as Vinegar.... weird ... yeah, but it is a Georgia company..... ..... but 30% is ideal for removing rust......
Oh yeah wish you were all here so I could unload some bananas on ya'll... I have 60 lbs of bananas right now and pretty sure the neighbors will be closing their blinds when they see me coming -
Compare that to these Hot dipped nails 50 years old....... it's true they do not make them like they used to.
Finally, I bought of 30% pure Acetic acid (vinegar) they are selling @ home depot.
The odd thing is they labeled it as Vinegar....... and according to the FDA anything over 5% is supposed to labeled as Acetic acid not labeled as Vinegar.... weird ... yeah, but it is a Georgia company..... ..... but 30% is ideal for removing rust......
Oh yeah wish you were all here so I could unload some bananas on ya'll... I have 60 lbs of bananas right now and pretty sure the neighbors will be closing their blinds when they see me coming -