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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: brummie on January 15, 2018, 09:09 PM

Title: Citric or oxy acid for rust
Post by: brummie on January 15, 2018, 09:09 PM

Which should I use

Title: Re: Citric or oxy acid for rust
Post by: Tachikoma on January 15, 2018, 09:13 PM

 Citric all day long!!!
Oa is nasty stuff

Title: Re: Citric or oxy acid for rust
Post by: CustardLips on January 15, 2018, 09:14 PM

Either will do the trick Dave. The citric is safer to use and dispose of.  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Citric or oxy acid for rust
Post by: brummie on January 15, 2018, 09:16 PM

Cheers boys

Title: Re: Citric or oxy acid for rust
Post by: Avro on January 15, 2018, 09:24 PM

Citric all the way, it's bio-degradeable, down the sink no worries. It is the main ingredient of many 'eco' cleaners. Mix up a 10% solution, stick your hands in and swish it about, no worries. It also does the job, converts the O in FeO into CO and the Fe falls off. Fun to watch! Get mine from Hexeal by the kilo (work with a lot of rusty stuff!).

Title: Re: Citric or oxy acid for rust
Post by: ED209 on January 15, 2018, 09:46 PM

agreed with Avro  :daumenhoch:

I get mine of Ebay ... nice hot water ... 12h soak

 :daumenhoch: