Removing Rust with Vinegar and Salt

I'm cleaning up a vice I got from my grandpa to put on my newly finished bench. I read an article (www.finewoodwor...) about using salt and vinegar to remove rust, so I thought I'd give it a try.
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[@ButchNackley]

The vinegar leaves an acidic coating on the metal, which will quickly begin flash rust. Once the piece is rust free and removed from the vinegar, wash it well with water and baking soda. This will neutralize the acid from the vinegar. It greatly reduces the flash rust. Another tip is to never put rusted bolts/nuts in vinegar. The rust will come off, but the bolts/nuts may lose some metal from the threads during the process. This could cause them to be useless.

[@nathantaylor6853]

What would you recommend for removing surface rust from nuts and bolts?

[@ButchNackley]

@@nathantaylor6853 A brass wire wheel on a bench grinder. If it is only a little surface rust, vinegar will take it off pretty quickly. If the rust is even starting to get heavy, don't use vinegar, since it may decrease the bolt size and increase the nut size threads. It might be a best to just get new bolts and nuts, unless the rust truly is just very minor surface rust.

[@theguire]

Thank you for adding this awesome tid-bit...Who knew?

[@kyl272]

If they a re that rusted they are already useless

[@antelindlou3501]

@@kyl272 9hgyh

[@techguy3507]

How nice that your preserved your dad’s vise that he made himself. You are a true gentleman.

[@Arthur172B]

VISE!

[@techguy3507]

@@Arthur172B You are right. I edited my spelling.

[@lindamighton8136]

I just tried malt vinager with salt on a pair of keys I have been fighting with getting the rust off and wow it took the rust off within a minute!!!!! Amazing!

[@makennaaaaa]

Welp, welcome to another episode of Where Quarantine Has Taken Me Today

[@abnedosa7653]

🤣Same here

[@kandllee3435]

I’m tryna clean my rusty penny board bolts lol

[@diamondlewis9606]

😂😂

[@uwsgrrrl9981]

Lol

[@randalfstebbing555]

🤣

[@corina1usa]

I’m hooked on using vinegar ( like the Dad was always using Windex on the movie My Fat Greek wedding). My home is from 1909. I’ve soaked my old rustic antique door knobs & hinges & old rusty tools…in vinegar ( inside a bucket). The following day, I just wiped off the vinegar with a brush ( some of the vinegar, I just peeled it off) - worked great ! I use vinegar just about for everything. I never thought about using salt with the vinegar. I’ll give that a try. Tysvm !

[@andrewnyberg5726]

The sodium chloride (salt) increases the conductivity and facilitates a redox process.The salt is just a catalyst to speed up the reaction given how dilute vinegar is. It forms CuCl2 in minute quantities which enables the neutralization to speed up.

[@AnnaVannieuwenhuyse]

Are we watching the same video? There's no copper parts, nor an electric current flowing?

[@andrewnyberg5726]

@@AnnaVannieuwenhuyse Who said anything about electrical current. This is only chemistry.

[@AndrewBeals]

You could have put water into the bucket, on the outside of the plastic bag, in order to displace the air in the bag and maximize the contact of the vinegar on your tool.

[@BrianHilson]

Good idea! Why didn't I think of that? Thanks for the tip, and take care.

[@ThreeDaysOfDan]

Brian Hilson What I do is put plastic milk jugs / soda bottles , fill them up with water so they don't float .

[@danielmcfadden6654]

you smart

[@coffeeguy420]

Andrew Beals o

[@wolfprince6584]

Or just use a battery, get a spare metal rod to extract the rust from the component you want to get the rust off of, then connect a possitive wire to the rod and the negative to the rusted component, then fill the bucket up with water and baking soda then place the components inside the bucket and leave it overnight, (note connect all the components together when their in the water!)

[@anthonymarino4260]

your dad and grand dad would be proud of you fine job

[@mumr4268]

Just found you...I'm a grandma...you are a great teacher cause I got it!

[@lindataylor2131]

This is a very gentle way to clean silver jewelry too. I've used it for the last twenty years or so to clean my silver Navaho jewelry. It won't harm soft semi-precious stones like tourquoise. You can then use tooth paste to polish it. This will also remove tarnish form brass and copper too.

[@zackthebongripper7274]

Hot apple cider vinegar with a lot of salt makes a very energetic reaction. I had old screws from an RC car completely rusted, and in about 10 minuet they were completely clean. Good stuff.

[@andrewnyberg5726]

The temperature of the vinegar makes no difference and apple cider vinegar is less acidic than regular vinegar. So, you basically just did exactly what he is doing with less chemical reaction. lol

[@zackthebongripper7274]

@@andrewnyberg5726 "The temperature of the vinegar makes no difference." Sure about that?

[@jeffclark5268]

@@zackthebongripper7274 yes.

[@zackthebongripper7274]

@@jeffclark5268 Yes what.

[@GoneHaydn]

​@@andrewnyberg5726 ​​ You're wrong though. Heat ACCELERATES chemical reactions. It's pretty basic science. Try it on something blued for example. Room temp vinegar takes a while, but heat the vinegar and it strips the bluing in seconds.​

[@4RedDwarf3]

Looks like a great tool worth saving. Well done on restoring something that was made to last, for other generations, it may well get a lot more use when you are gone.

[@firebladex8586]

Not to mention good vices are expensive.

[@irredeemabledeplorable5227]

don't throw out the mixture when finished,,,,spray it on your fenceline and around fence posts power pole etc. to kill weeds

[@catslove3884]

And ants

[@richardstewart6900]

Here in the UK we usually put salt and vinegar on our chips - you'd probably call them French Fries. I can honestly say I've never seen a rusty chip! Seriously, whatever you use to clean rust off, be careful how long you leave it in there. A few years back my son decided he wanted to try cleaning up my late Dad's old hand drill so he stripped it all down. I can't recall what liquid it was he left it in - maybe vinegar, maybe Coke or maybe something else. Whatever it was, frankly, he forgot about it so it was in there for at least weeks, maybe months. When I finally decided I should take over and remove it, the chuck was so badly pitted and holed it would have been unsafe to use. The metal (I guess the chuck is softer metal than the chassis/frame) had been significantly eaten away. We have plenty of corded and cordless drills now so it's not as though we *would* have used it. All the same ... it was Dad's 😞

[@brickwal92tt]

That's a nice, simple looking vice. Almost Scandinavian looking in its minimalist design. It looked clean to me to begin with. I usually use a wire brush and a cordless drill for removing rust like this. I never thought of using vinegar.....?

[@lindakimbell7965]

Wow I hope this will help an old candelabra I Own. You are a clean guy, I admire men who are clean and organized. Thank you for the video!!

[@johnhall8455]

Works really well on brass and copper too…. A container with a bicarbonate solution to dip in will quickly neutralise the acid, then protect with oil etc..

[@a1930ford]

I have done this with vinegar (no salt) for years in restoring my Model A or vintage auto parts. You have a really bad technique by using the black trash bags and colored pail as you did. Simply put everything into a clear plastic bin and then cover the tools with enough vinegar to be over the top of them. Set the whole think out into the hot Texas sun (or any other sun that is near as hot) in full sunlight and let nature take it's course. It can take up to seven days, but most of the time only a couple of days to remove virtually all of the rust and any remaining will brush off or rinse off quite easily. The residual vinegar will not hurt the environment when poured out. You must remember to oil the parts with a protective agent like Corrosion X or they will flash rust pretty soon after all your work is done. Do not use WD40 for this, but you can use a light coating of oil or machine oil to prevent the flash rusting from happening. Forget to do this and expect that rust to reappear No need for black plastic bag or a colored pail. Also remember that if you allow the parts to drip onto any floor surface or such when removing them, you need to clean it all up immediately. To me, I do not see any issue with handling the tools in this mixture with bare hands instead of using gloves as you did. Like say, I am now 70 years old and have used this exact technique probably since the age of 12. I have some sockets in a mixture at the moment and no worry over anything eating away the entire part. That hot sun to bask them all in is the major thing in helping it work for you.

[@monaali1898]

a1930ford how do prevent rust from coming back? Does any motor oil works ?

[@jesseramos1561]

I agree.vinegar is the best.i recently heard about transmission fluid and acetone mixed is an excellent rust cleaner????

[@MalibuLawyer]

Here is what is really happening in this experiment on rust removal: The salt will dissolve in the vinegar, which is mostly water. However, a chemical reaction will also occur with the vinegar's acetic acid (CH3COOH) and the ions of sodium and chlorine from the salt, producing sodium acetate and a dilute solution of hydrochloric acid. Thus, the mixture can be used to clean pennies and remove mild rust from items.

[@drizler]

MalibuLawyer n

[@higorguedes4413]

No. It doesn't work like that. You can't simply get hydrochloric acid or sodium acetate by mixing together sodium chloride and acetic acid. There is no reaction. Sodium chloride (table salt) is the product of reaction of a strong base and acid, namely Sodium Hydroxide and Hydrochloric Acid, and since Acetic Acid is a much weaker acid it can't displace the chlorine ion of the chloride. If it would be a stronger acid like Sulfuric Acid then it would work like that. But in this case, no.

[@givemesubslol]

Im too confused becaouse im a grade 3 in philipines

[@tbthedozer]

Glad I checked the comments, I was trying to figure out why there was an Na atom in hydrochloric acid (HCl) in the initial post. Seemed a bit unconventional to me. I was hoping someone would clarify what was going on.

[@IanK-fh1co]

Shut up nerd

[@geraldgriffin8220]

Really nice vice ......great method too...My great grandfather used Three and One on his pistol back in Ireland.

[@dylanbradley6213]

I like the family history lesson

[@SP-io7lj]

Salt causes rust, but the chemical reaction of combining vinegar and salt produces hydrochloric acid, which removes the rust.

[@MrElemonator]

From my experience salt is important because it has abrasive properties. When I clean my bong I use rubbing alcohol with salt generously and it’s extraordinary how the salt scrubs like the ocean consistently. Nice bro.

[@46FreddieMercury91]

it might be a good idea to rinse the metal parts in a mixture of warm water and bicarbonate of soda for about 30mins , just to make sure all acid is neutralised. Then you wipe everything dry and apply some heat to make sure all water is evaporated. Have you tried ACF 50 ? good rust protector

[@chrissawyer2248]

That’s a really cool vise design that your dad built. Very cool.

[@BrianHilson]

Let me know what you think, and thanks for watching! Take care.

[@nightblazzed]

You didn't need the salt for it to work. You also did not use enough vinegar, you need to cover it completely to get the best result. You should have rinsed the vice off with water before scrubbing to stop the vinegar from getting inside any pores you open up while scrubbing. Boiling steel in vinegar will work as a blackening agent so be careful.

[@allistermcgrugan3562]

SilentStorm )

[@hankhenry9199]

Boiling vinegar also releases toxic gas which can kill you in an enclosed space, ventilate! @@allistermcgrugan3562

[@ShoeManReview]

I would have used Brillo pads or SOS pads and then put on a thin layer of rem oil or other oil protectant over the steel once it was clean. Never saw this way to remove rust.. Thanks for sharing!

[@sprezzatura8755]

I have clean the silver plated trumpet using a solution of vinegar salt and then wrapping it in tin foil. Worked great.

[@warren7389]

Virgin olive oil will protect from rust. It also makes old rusty items look great. The tiniest amount is needed. Olive oil is also edible of course so not a worry if you get it on your skin.

[@a1930ford]

I have used this vinegar solution for years in restoring Model A and Chevy vintage car parts with great success. Forget using the plastic bag as you did and simply get a clear plastic bin to put the parts and mixture into and set out into the direct hot sunlight for a day or two (Texas hot sun is the best.). You will achieve better success than doing this process as you did, but always remember that the rust devil is just around the corner, so flash rust can happen very quickly if you do not treat the freshly restored metal with something like Corrosion X to stop that devil in his tracks. WD40 is not a long term solution to stopping any potential flash rusting of metal parts. Also remember that the strength of the vinegar can be important. as well. Canning vinegar or even cleaning vinegar is much more powerful or concentrated, but if you have the bigger pocketbook, they also sell an even higher strength of vinegar than either of them in a lot of grocery stores, including WalMart. I believe it is about 32% acidity or such, but not for sure. I never used salt with my vinegar mix and I sure did a lot of brake drums, bumpers and parts galore when I was into ding such. It is much more user friendly and less equipment necessary than electrolysis or even sand blasting. Still, flash rusting is likely if you do not treat the parts immediately with some sort of preventative afterwards. Ditch all that unnecessary bucket stuff and plastic bags, as they hamper more than they help. The hot sun beating down on a clear plastic bin filled with vinegar and water will do the trick more efficiently than what you used. You also must immerse the parts in the solution and not try to use paper towels to help suck it up and disperse it onto the parts. This method you use is great for small tools, as well, but there are products sold at Harbor Freight which will not just remove the rust, but also use and additive to keep the flash rusting away. It is much more expensive than what you are showing though and even what I recommended, but it does indeed work. It is called Evapo-Rust.

[@tylorlack8917]

I said, "Propane" not "cocaine" ,Dammit Bobby!

[@MrColimon25]

🤣 he does sound like hank

[@QueenKiera]

LOL.

[@oliverlee6366]

Hahaha i notice than..

[@jimmorrison714]

i dont know about using salt and vinegar to remove rust, but it does work incredibly well to clean tarnish from copper. I have copper pots and pans and it works like a charm to clean them.

[@BrianHilson]

Huh, nice to know. Thanks for the tip!

[@firebladex8586]

it also makes potato chips taste good

[@jondavey4437]

Love it that it was made by his family 👍

[@mikeherbst1825]

To help preserve it, try some LPS #1. It works really well. I use it from refurbished parts to making my motorcycle engines look new all the time.

[@victormihai3929]

I thought he was going to make a joke when he opened that bag that it turned into a roasted chicken. Still funny. Good video. Thanks

[@adhdlivingyourdreams9515]

A little chemistry 101. The chemical equation for rust is just oxygen and air. Salt is an acelerator where rust already exists. But I think the way the mix works causes the ions to act a certain way or maybe accelerates the rust removal as well.

[@stewieroided3437]

OK I DONT CARE

[@marionrobertson3895]

Brian the vice looks really nice the vinegar and salt solution worked really well.Thanks be blessed.

[@kelv___]

I have no idea how I ended up on this page... didn't even know what a vice was up until 15 mins ago. But I watched the whole video and enjoyed it! A job well done!

[@trwhitford65]

Rinse in boiling hot water. As soon as you remove item from the water they will dry almost immediately. Immediately oil. I have cleaned many tools that were "unusable" this way.

[@mostly-posting-comments1515]

Worked well with me! I get impatient so I tried to scrub every few minutes. Not very efficient though. Just follow the video and let it soak for a long time

[@ObjectFitness]

Nice I don't even own a vice but watching this was therapeutic nice job +1 for sentimental value. At least from me lol

[@martincortez2339]

Good video. If you take one piece out at a time and use a hose sprayer the black sludge will come off as soon as it hits it, leaving new looking steel. It has to be sprayed immediately after being removed from the vinegar or the sludge will reattach and you'll need to use a steel brush like on the video. You also need to dry it immediately, or it will start to rust again.

[@Pithuahua13]

Hank hill?!

[@johndavidson2365]

Pithuahua13 I thought Ray Ramano

[@CharlieBrown-ko1lc]

Ray ramano lol

[@merecatbear114]

my first thought right when it began. lol

[@kennethprosser1729]

Kermit the frog

[@JosephSmith-ti2ys]

There hardly any rust.. A simple brush could easily do it

[@stanwooddave9758]

Olive oil works great against rust. That rust that was showing up as you were cleaning, is called "FLASH-RUST," quite common. If you don't want to worry about rust at all, I suggest you paint with something like epoxy (two-part) paint. One part paint, One part hardener.

[@nonsibi1087]

Olive oil is what has been used for centuries as a coating on clean iron or steel to seal the surface. I dries into a sort of thin hard varnish. In the 18th % 19th centuries, olive oil was commonly used to wipe down cleaned musket barrels in European and American military forces. An inventory ordered by Gen. Henry Knox, Sec. of War in the US in the 1990s, revealed huge amounts of olive oil if ordnance stores. It was called "sweet oil". Petroleum-derived oil did not come into widespread use until after the mid-1800s.

[@niniliumify]

If you filled the bucket with water after wrapping the vice up, it would leave less airspace inside the bag.

[@foxwood67]

Vinegar and as much salt as you can dissolve. Let sit 24 hours then rinse in a solution of water and baking soda to neutralize acidity then final rinse in hot water. This will help dry item quickly and prevent flash rust. Save your solutions in a bottle for next use. I dont know if this is the best method but has worked well for me

[@dynamo4543]

vinegar is great for getting rid of corrosion & lime as well surprisingly

[@pasidurukshan9504]

Thank you man it work for me How ever i am a sri lankan. I used sri lankan vinager and salt

[@richardm.9821]

I've also used this for weeds for decades. The non-toxic, non-poisinous way to kill weeds.

[@philipatoz]

What this video shows well is the rust-busting power of vinegar. I would suggest, as you fine-tune your scrubbing, to use Barkeepers Helper (for cleaning pots and pans) - which will really clean down in to the porous places in the steel. Using it is the equivalent of sanding wood with a fine-grain sandpaper.

[@dicktrickler]

who would have known that the master of propane and propane accessories knew so much about rusty metal as well?!

[@MagicinAZ]

What's really funny is that I bet getting these restorer guys to do the dinner dishes takes threats at gun point.

[@BrianHilson]

Haha, I actually like doing the dishes, but I'm sure you're mostly right.

[@joeysplats3209]

That's because men have a predilection for manly things. Like machines and things that go "bang". Except nowadays, men are told that's bad. Men should feel guilty for being manly.

[@awong2958]

Marilynne Rapp and the

[@charlespace6554]

I'd cut the lawn rather than wash dishes lol.

[@ryeweskey]

Marilynne Rapp, You stay out of this! Bwahaha

[@johnshilling2221]

As a wee lad, I was told by my dad that the best metal primer was vinegar. I tried it. Clean metal and allow it to dry. Works well. No rust while it dries. This was in the 60s. I'm sure there are better primers now.

[@fishhuntadventure]

For zinc plated (galvanized) steel vinegar prepares the surface FOR primer. It does not contain resins that promote adhesion

[@MaseraSteve]

You're right! it was a calcium bicarbonate, you could find it on shelf as stainless steel cleaner. Works like a charm, and it is also food grade cleaner doesn't irritate your skin and smells good!

[@MrJoey1970]

it works well on some rocks and minerals to.

[@jefflindeman]

Vinegar causes rust too! It’s a weak acid. White vinegar is the best for rust removal, but... you must make sure you removal any residue afterward or it will continue to do it’s work and eat the metal. A light sanding, a wipe down with a dry rag and a coat of paste wax is the last step.

[@xxbuschxx9647]

This trick works pretty well on precision screwdriver bit kits.💯

[@mushtaqali537]

Good solution for rust. Thanks

[@SourPatchPuss]

Bro, I laughed so hard at the cleaning solution being just yogurt joke 😂

[@Hunter-ym2kk]

I made that same vise, appears to be missing the keeper that snaps on the screw, right behind the front face, as the screw comes out, the front face moves along with it.. nice cleaning technique..

[@ryanhell921]

I got my relic rusty M35 WW2 German helmet(sorry) soaking in vinegar & salt right now! Just hope it don't hurt the partial decal that's still on it🤔

[@lewiswood812]

After cleaning rust off, spray wd40 and it will displace water

[@tristantaus4556]

I use vinegar in spray bottle to do rinse after scrubbing then I spray rubbing alcohol and cloth dry

[@marcelloroos766]

U could polish it to mirrorfinish then it won' t rust so easily anymore too

[@rebekahmoon5278]

I'm going to try this! Thank you so much!

[@BrianHilson]

Not a problem!

[@jess60901]

Very knowledgeable, thoughtful, and well-presented video; thank you for sharing.

[@tilmangreenjr5765]

I use molasses and water also. I use pickling vinegar on small parts.

[@1974UTuber]

Hmmmmm Salt & Vinegar......... Suddenly I feel like hot chips.

[@aliza0630]

1974UTuber lol I love salt and vinegar chips

[@sanstheskeleton2159]

Me too

[@fieldsofgreen8857]

1974UTuber How about great british fish and chips yummy...!!!

[@grannyphoenix6520]

You certainly don't look like hot chips. Or is that like Bad?

[@sargera1]

Add electricand voila diy electroplate

[@algorel4763]

Once cleaned, how about coating the vice with Automatic Transmission Fluid for rust preventation?

[@BrianHilson]

I suppose that would work, as anything that contains oil will prevent rust. Take care!

[@emersonbahia4909]

Al Gorel 3bb uite

[@annetteyoutube742]

Is that perhaps why he used 3-in-1 oil?

[@allanmclean6659]

Might want to use scotch-brite pads to clean the rust slime off. Also a silicon spray or even a WD40 spray will help make the steel rust resistant (and of course, paint the steel plate, and areas that do not get movement, you can use a rust resistant paint tol even protect better)

[@Auburndad50]

Video title should be, "Removing rust with vinegar and salt or brine your Thanksgiving turkey."

[@caroljohnnie7841]

Great video, and I appreciate U telling about your trial and error with getting rust off.

[@jejackman9986]

It seems that vice may be destined to be come a family heirloom. BTW, air or actually oxygen is needed to cause rust - that's why it's called oxidation. But what concerns me Brian is that you didn't disassemble the parts of the vise to neutralize the acid in the vinegar, and remove any salt residual salt left in the seams and around the socket head cap screws and threads. I believe if not disassembled asap after this procedure rust will form in these joints and over time will become rusted together and almost impossible to take apart. Not knocking the desire to use home concoctions to save money, after all that,s why I am watching this, but when using acids and salt on ferrous metals, serious consideration needs to be taken to prevent accelerated rust in the faying surfaces. Try working on the suspension of a 1950 Oldsmobile after driving on the winter roads of 1968 New Jersey, that's when my battle with rust began. The safest and most effective stuff I've used is called EVAPO-RUST®, used to be only available online from the originator, I found some a few months ago at Harbor Freight, to tell the truth the stuff from HF seems to work slower than the old online stuff but still works well if directions are followed. It is expensive but some times worth it. No I'm not their shill. P.S. It my be cheaper at O'Reilly Auto.

[@pcm2012]

salt causes rust when applied dried to a metal because salt absorbs humidity rusting the metal. Mixed with vinegar it has a different effect on metals.

[@lordterra1377]

sounds like Hank Hill. Instantly subscribed!

[@johnmoyer5515]

I just cleaned my table saw last night but i just wiped it off & i steel wool cleaned it i didnt wax it right away i was saving that for the morning. Shall see

[@alfredocuomo1546]

The lock was most likely Zinc so I am sure the Vinegar did a number on it, next time you can try the same mixture along with Electrolysis. As many stated wash with soap & water with a little baking soda to naturized the aid of the Vinegar. To stop further rusting there are three thing you can do, spray clear coat it, cold blue it or wipe it down with oil.

[@w.m.aslam-author]

That came out really well. A good tip. Thanks.

[@BrianHilson]

Thanks, take care!

[@AlCatrraz]

Yogurt is somewhat acidic... it should work... But the word YOGURT is originated in Turkish, not Greek... and they will fight each other about it... like they do about just anything.... Where I come from we have a saying.. .. the pinnacle of courage is to enter a Greek restaurant and ask for Turkish coffee.. *** PS as somebody noted.. the salt may be the cause for the fast rusting after cleaning...

[@BrianHilson]

Interesting points. The more you know... Thanks for watching and commenting! Take care.

[@jackgibson2632]

what i do is get salt and vinegar chips and crush them up into a powder and then pour it into the vinegar it works a lot

[@adrianbaltazar4874]

Why he sounds like that guy from Jack in the Box

[@seyhapich3097]

Adrian Baltazar I cant unhear it now lmao

[@williamcharles9480]

Looks like just using vinegar would have been better. Isn't salt an alkali and vinegar an acid? Wouldn't the salt negate the effectiveness of the vinegar's rust removing ability? Somehow I just don't get using salt.

[@makaveli087]

2:57 *Imagine* if it did though? Open up the bag to see nothing but a small metal clamp. With a note from the wife saying "Use up all my vinegar again. I dare you."

[@fibiger12]

2:35 put a vacum cleaner to the bag. Great video.

[@morayjames92]

you could have soaked the cleaned steel parts in straight vinegar and that way forced a dark black patina which would very much help keep the steel from rusting as it seals the surface of the steel with oxide. I treat my high carbon knives this way for this reason.

[@07roadking43]

Salt raises the acid level of the vinegar makes it more potent .

[@richardowens9061]

Salt causes rust because it is a desiccant. It absorbs moisture from the air - and, it is the moisture that causes the rust. So, salt residue on the undercarriage of a car will often cause rust - because, it stays moist.

[@ncimson5318]

citric acid dissolved in water works better IMO and can be re used over and over plus it doesnt eat up the metal if you forget to take it out

[@lordterra1377]

I tell you wut this guy knows about rust and removal accessories. 😀

[@duchess5218]

You get me of course

[@diehardgamertamil2126]

Vinegar plus salt worked out well Thank u

[@dptp9lf]

I use the same concoction to kill weeds... LOL

[@tl1635]

Im not so sure about the salt. But iv used vinegar to clean super rusty basically junk tools. It works good. Its just fun to restore them. I give them a spray clear coat when im done.

[@adrianakuzmikova1697]

is there a way to protect a grate from rust?

[@jimpie231]

Nice vise, they don’t make them like this today. I have a similar vise, made in China, that the large pieces are cast iron. Thanks....Jim

[@ptlpszt1]

Gosh darn this guy can clean anything.

[@atvheads]

Oxygen, oxidation oxider, learn that. It is the oxygen in the air that make the steel/iron rust.

[@nowonmetube]

Good that I watched this video O.o I wanted to remove rust from a garlic press, just found out today that it's made out of aluminum, too....

[@grahaigh]

I wonder how all that work compares with a gentle rubbing with wire wool and a a fine sandpaper.

[@jurgenstrube4916]

Hello, why don´t you take "Saltacid" Salzsäure 10 % ( in German).The Zinkplaters use it. Even to plate Zink on rusty Material