I had no free buckets to hold the derusting solution in that the vise would fit comfortably, so I had to use a plastic box that was too wide. It would not submerge fully in the 1 Liter of derusting solution I bought, I had to soak one side for 24 hours and then the other side for 24 hours. It mostly cleared the rust. I’m considering painting it now, but I don’t think I’m going to.

  • ikidd@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10·
    3 days ago

    For future reference, Eastwood make a rust removal gel that you can paint onto surfaces and does a pretty great job. There’s also naval jelly which is a generic phosphoric acid solution that can also be painted on and washed off.

    • Rappe@sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
      3·
      3 days ago

      I checked the biggest retailers in my neck of the woods, doesn’t look like any of them sell it.

      • ikidd@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        3 days ago

        You might find naval jelly at a marine supply store, I think Permatex makes a version. The Eastwood stuff might have to be purchased at an commercial auto paint store.

        • Rappe@sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
          6·
          3 days ago

          After some research, apparently my local auto store does sell a store brand rust removal gel. As a bonus, in my local language it’s apparently called “Rust eater”.

          • ikidd@lemmy.worldEnglish
            4·
            3 days ago

            Cool. Keep in mind, this is @ 20% phosphoric acid and sometimes a bit of hydrochloric as well, you don’t want to get it on paint or concrete. But it works a treat, if it’s thin enough you can get it into a spray bottle or water it down a bit with distilled if you need. Maybe don’t breathe it if you spray it.

            • Rappe@sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
              6·
              3 days ago

              I will keep this advice in mind the next time I need to derust something. Thank you very much. Bought a house from the 80’s from a family of the previous owner, and they left a whole bunch of potentially good tools and other stuff in there.

              A badly maintained, clogged, greasy electric chainsaw is on my list of things to open up, clean and lube up as well. Looking forward to that. As a mainly electronics guy, I only very recently started doing simple mechanical repairs. Opened up a fan that had a hard time turning, found out there were no bearings, just a rod acting as the iron core inside a DC motor. Disassembled, applied generous amounts of acetone to relevant parts, dried it up and greased it up. Worked like a charm afterwards, and didn’t even lose any screws.