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When Theodore wrecked a MGB by failing to fit a crap diesel to it, he went off my Christmas card list. However its been a few years so i decided to give him another chance!!!
In this months mag he did a great article on removing rust.
So I have a bucket load of rusty tools. a £1.99 tub of Molasses from Holland and Barrett as local animal feed places didnt have any and nor did Tescos etc...
s-type wrote:
Results are shocking. I am astounded!
I must admit some scepticism when I saw the article - I thought it seemed too good to be true but your confirmation that it works has made me think again and will bear that in mind if I ever get started on the heap of rust that's sitting on my drive - however you need a big bucket to put the car in but the wife keeps suggesting it belongs in a skip so perhaps I'll try that
After finding an article on the web about a year ago I looked into this a bit more. There are many videos on YouTube about this subject. It would appear that it's a very well known 'secret'. There are also videos whereby they only use vinegar. Therefore, I bought a storage box with a lid from a supermarket for about £5, a large tin of supermarket brand treacle and a container of cheap vinegar. Mixed up the solution also about 1:9 and put some old bolts, fan blade, carburettors, fuel pump (mechanical) etc into the mix and put the lid on and put it at the back of the workshop for a few weeks. I agitated every couple of days. I noticed someone had even used an orbital sander in their video to agitate. I tried this but all that happened was the rubber base of the sander got destroyed.
I was very surprised and pleased with the results The box has been cleaned out and put away ready for the next time I need it.
Because this is a food related product just watch that you don't have the product too long before disposing of it as some nasty looking mould developed on the surface of mine after a couple of months.
