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May 12, 2020 10:14:43 GMT
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In my experience the best results have been with blasting or electrolysis, I have a dustbin set up with an old battery charger and it turns the rust to a soft black powder which is best washed off with distilled water (if you let it dry if wire brushes off easily enough but is a filthy mess). I was recently given a pair of bolt croppers which had been in a ditch for years, a couple of days in the tank and all the rust was gone.
I've used most of the others over the years most of which haven't really worked I've tried hydrate 80 recently so we will see how that lasts, the other one I have used is a polish make which seems to work pretty well as well.
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at200
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May 16, 2020 22:15:11 GMT
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Hydrate 80 is pretty good in my opinion - but it is a rust converter and I only use it on the bits of my project where I can't reach to remove the rust. One tip is to make sure you clean up and dry the lid before you put the bottle away - if the liquid dries on the thread it makes it really hard to get the top off next time.
I've had good results with Deox Gel on rust but have found that you have to ensure the gel stays moist. I usually cover it with cling film. I wonder if the temperature has been too warm recently and the product had dried out very quickly, before it has had chance to do it's stuff.
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I’ve used Deox gel with Both good and bad results. It really needs to be put on as thick as possible for it to work and left a long time. On panels this means several applications with wire brushing etc in between. For small items I fill a container with the stuff and dunk the items in after cleaning off all the loose rust. These parts really were as crusty as you’d get. Leave the parts in the mix for a few days then check. Wire wheel and repeat if needed. The Deox turns to snot but is still reusable. Just reseal the container to stop it drying out.
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Last Edit: May 17, 2020 7:58:14 GMT by jonsey
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