Evapo Rust. Actually Works.

[Lance Vangraham]

On a whim I bought some evapo rust tontry out. Did a 20 hours soak and holy cow I am impressed. All the rust is gone and bare metal remains. Now I have to decide if i leave it bare or Paint it up ....probably will wax it and leave it bare. Try it out if you have time. This is off my 40s rollfast project. First pic is before and second is after.

 

[catfish]

Good to know. I might have to try it. I usually use Ospho.

 

[Lance Vangraham]

Good to know. I might have to try it. I usually use Ospho.

I just took a large Ziploc bag and then put the stuff in it. Poured in the evapo rust and sealed bag off. Got more parts soaking in the same solution since last night. Hopefully it works twice, it's kinda spendy

 

[catfish]

I just took a large Ziploc bag and then put the stuff in it. Poured in the evapo rust and sealed bag off. Got more parts soaking in the same solution since last night. Hopefully it works twice, it's kinda spendy

Good idea.

 

[Boris]

Hopefully it works twice, it's kinda spendy

Very spendy. Give Oxalic Acid a try next time. Works great, much cheaper. Plenty of info on this site about it

 

[Evans200]

I use evaporust all the time. Always great results, plus no fumes, safe on hands, and re useable.

 

[Lance Vangraham]

I use evaporust all the time. Always great results, plus no fumes, safe on hands, and re useable.

Do you find it works the best the first use though? Seems that way in my end. But still i stand behind it, great product.

 

[Evans200]

Do you find it works the best the first use though? Seems that way in my end. But still i stand behind it, great product.

After the first use, I just keep the parts in longer to get the same results. Pull the parts out, lightly scrub with an old tooth brush, and rinse. I like the fact that I can do all this with bare hands, and not having any fumes is nice too.

 

[Pantmaker]

I'm pretty sure evaporust is a solution of mostly citric acid. I buy citric acid cheap on eBay and use it with the same results as evaporust.

 

[Boris]

I'm pretty sure evaporust is a solution of mostly citric acid. I buy citric acid cheap on eBay and use it with the same results as evaporust.

Now that's interesting! That's worth looking into.