RUST REMOVAL ELECTROLYSIS Old Tools #788 tubalcain

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[davewilson]

Hello Mr. Pete, after I take the tools out of the electrolysis tank and wash them with the brush and fresh water; put them in a tub with a gallon of pool acid (HCl) diluted to about 50%. This takes off the magnetite, (black rust) and they come out beautiful iron gray. (This only takes a very short time; watch it and you can tell when all the black is off. Wear chemical gloves, a mask and an apron!) Rinse in a 5 gallon bucket of water, then throw them in a 5 gallon bucket of boiling water, this cleans off all the acid and also heats up the tool for the next step, throw or dip them in a bucket of oil, (any kind, leftovers, etc.) I then pile them on a cardboard to cool for a few hours or a day or so. Wipe with a rag, and PRESTO, a nice gray tool and no more rust. They don't seem to rust again, as it seems the oil gets down in the pores of the hot steel. 1/2 my working tools are this way. Thanks for all your very good and informative videos.

[BAGOTCORNER]

Hello Mr Pete,
I’ve done a fair amount of rust removal with this process and what you needed to do was intermittently remove the rust collected on the sacrificial anode ( say every 12 hours ) .
At that point they would have continued to remove rust from the cathodes .
They tend to reach a point of saturation and need to be “reset” .

I enjoy your videos, keep the camera rolling 😉

[comictrio]

Our Arts and Crafts class did this when I was in the 7th grade. The teacher asked all the students to bring in some old rusty tools. I brought in a handful of rusty 12 inch timber spikes. Many of the kids didn't have any rusty tools or anything else to use so I shared my extra timber spikes with those kids. We started this project on a Friday and by Monday it was finished. The results were not very good but it was a fun class. The teacher got into a little trouble for dumping the waste water into several large potted planters in the courtyard that was between two buildings. That was 50 years ago. Memories!

[cmputer]

Mr. Pete, can you do a “how to” steal things from the wife’s kitchen without her knowing?

[sirtango]

You sir are a very good man. I have watched the vast majority of your videos. I wish you could have been my shop teacher when I was in school. You make learning interesting and fun. Thank You for sharing your wisdom and experience with us!

[leeroyholloway]

I have a 55 gallon plastic drum set up for an electro tank. I use old lawn mower blades for the anodes. When the current drops off I scrape and brush the anodes clean to re-invigorate the system. Interesting note. The Confederate Submarine 'Hunley' was salvaged in 2000 and put into electrolysis for many years as a preservation method.

[Radiotexas]

I agree with others about cleaning the gunk off the anodes. This was a great video and it shows everything very clearly. Thanks Mr. Pete!

[marvlinke]

After all the rust removal techniques which would be your “go to” method.
Thanks for all the videos, I consider you my mentor. I have a 10 in South Bend K lathe because of you. I thank you

[mattholden]

Happy belated birthday, Me Pete! (the guy from Windy Hill Foundry tipped us off in one of his recent vids). And thank you for all the great educational content.

[ExCinereForge]

My morning coffee always tastes better with one of your videos, Mr. Pete.
I really like the saw blade cathode idea, by the way. Thanks for yet another wonderful edutaining video!

[RRINTHESHOP]

After your neighbor Tommy passed he left a vacuum and nature abhors a vacuum, so it was filled. Nice job on the rust removal.

[g.tucker]

I thought the results looked pretty good - the tools still look old, because they are, but not rusty and neglected.
I prefer the blackened look to the kinda scorched gray that the expensive chemical stuff produces.
I know there are a lot of saw users out there, myself included, who would rather see the nice saw plates put to real use. Not the end of the world, of course, although some would try to make a federal case of it.
Thanks for another interesting video!

[basketofdeplorables]

“Positive does not go to parts”
Is the phase I programmed into my mind to remember the right polarity for doing this.

[joemcgarry]

Thanks for the video Lyle. I have yet to find any rust removal method I am happy with in all situations. I find the one I am using the most is molasses, though it takes weeks to work, it seems to removes the least amount of good material. I like glass bead blasting, but I no longer have access to the process. I hope to set up a blasting cabinet some day. Too many projects, not enough time.✌

[natesteiner]

This is generally step two in my process for cleaning old car or machine parts. Step one is to soak over night in a bucket of lye (sodium hydroxide) which will de-grease and de-paint. Even if I do decide to blast the parts lightly before replating or painting, knocking the worst of the crud off first really extends the life of blast media. I save the expensive Evaporust for hardware which I wire wheel to finish and/or fling across the shop. My wife does not mind if I poach the occasional bit of Tupperware for the shop. We had only been married a few weeks when she came home to find most of a small block Chrysler in the dishwasher. As long as I don't do that again, she looks the other way.

[stevesimon]

I love watching these, I did. A motorcycle gas tank years ago. It worked great!

[jodydoakes]

Thanks Mr Pete. Interesting video. Not sure this is the best way to remove rust. Re: Made Rite--Loved 'em. Bet not many folks know what we are talking about.

[pusanghalaw]

15 very cool de-rusting videos - Thank You Mister Pete 👍

[ernieduncan]

Eifel Plyers! THANK YOU SO MUCH ive been trying to figure out the name of those for a while!! i absolutely loved the set I had and I lost the small jaw portion of it and could read the stamps on the side!

[CM]

Thank you so much for this video. I’m restoring a drill press from 1933 and this process has worked wonderful to remove all the rust. I’m using a brake rotor as the anode, I figured it has a lot of surface area and I always wondered what to do with the old brake rotors, after I put new ones on the car