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Rust removal question - Bob Wold - 05-01-2005 17:30 My father inlaw (deceased) placed old rusty tools is some fluid and soaked them for a few months to remove the rust. He was known to be pretty cheap (a good thing) so he probably used something saved from RV maintanence. Any ideas of what it may have been? Brake fluid, ATF or diesel fuel? Someone left my favorite wrenchs out in the rain :-) .....Bob Rust removal question - vmarshall@... - 05-01-2005 18:49 Bob, I have found several products that are great for rust removal. The best ones are not cheap. Evapo-Rust is probably the best but cost around $20.00 a gallon. However, if you want to get out cheap, buy some Naval Jelly at your local hardware store. Cover the rusty spots with the jelly, let the tools sit overnight then clean them with a cloth and water. Don't forget to dry the water off or the rust will re-appear. Good luck, Gene Marshall, Dickinson, Texas 1988 PT40 WB Rust removal question - randydupree - 05-01-2005 23:09 not brake fliuid!! randy ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob Wold To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 1:30 AM Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Rust removal question My father inlaw (deceased) placed old rusty tools is some fluid and soaked them for a few months to remove the rust. He was known to be pretty cheap (a good thing) so he probably used something saved from RV maintanence. Any ideas of what it may have been? Brake fluid, ATF or diesel fuel? Someone left my favorite wrenchs out in the rain :-) .....Bob ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WanderlodgeForum/ b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: WanderlodgeForum-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Rust removal question - Curt Sprenger - 05-02-2005 00:44 I use pool acid. It's cheap and available at any pool supply. Takes only a few minutes. Rinse the tools off with water, towel dry (or air compressor). Use WD40 to coat the tools and wipe that off. Be careful with the pool acid. Curt Sprenger ‘87PT38, Anaheim, Calif. Rust removal question - John Suter - 05-02-2005 02:58 Hi Bob, Others have answered the question of getting the initial rust off; but I'll bet your father-in-law soaked them in turpentine (just as my dad and gramps did)... now to keep rust from re-appearing while in your toolbox. Place among the tools in the toolbox, a couple of sticks of the old-fashioned black-board chalk you may remember your grade school teacher using. John & Amy Suter (With appropriate credit to my wife, who tells folks I married her because she was the only gal that had her own tools and toolbox; still does, and none have rust.) LOL --- Bob Wold wrote: > My father inlaw (deceased) placed old rusty tools is > some fluid and > soaked them for a few months to remove the rust. He > was known to be > pretty cheap (a good thing) so he probably used > something saved from RV > maintanence. Any ideas of what it may have been? > Brake fluid, ATF or > diesel fuel? Someone left my favorite wrenchs out > in the rain :-) > .....Bob > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Rust removal question - Bob Wold - 05-03-2005 05:40 Thanks all for the info ..... Bob --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Wold" wrote: > My father inlaw (deceased) placed old rusty tools is some fluid and > soaked them for a few months to remove the rust. Rust removal question - Jeff Miller - 05-03-2005 06:21 Hardware store, "Naval Jelly", strong acid in a gel form you brush on. - Jeff Miller http://www.wanderlodge.net http://www.millercoachworks.com --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Wold" wrote: > Thanks all for the info ..... Bob > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Wold" wrote: > > My father inlaw (deceased) placed old rusty tools is some fluid and > > soaked them for a few months to remove the rust.