[ARC5] Cleaning Brass

[Geoff]

Subject: Re: [ARC5] Cleaning Brass


> On 28 Mar 2013 at 11:09, Robert  Eleazer wrote:
>
>> However how do I clean the corrosion?
>
> Before you use the white-vinegar-and-salt treatment, you might wish to try
> this stuff:
>
> http://www.evaporust.com/evaporust.html?gclid=CPzFwaTen7YCFeeDQgod
> wBsAeQ
>
> I have used this stuff on several different kinds of corrosion and it has 
> always
> done a superb job.
>
> However, you will have to remove the cap from the receiver and completely
> immerse it in the stuff.
>
> I bought a gallon of it some time ago. I have used it in rifle bores, all 
> sorts of
> electronic parts, MC-215 tuning cables, and jewelry, and it always worked.
>
> The white corrosion that was on the MC-215s came away in a cloud of it,
> and the Evapo-Rust left them looking almost new.
>
> Once you have used the stuff, you don't throw it out: you return it to the 
> jug. It
> only becomes unusable after it finally turns black. Mine is still the 
> original
> color.
>
> Ken W7EKB
>

How does it work on aluminum, including rust stains? And does anybody know 
what it is made of? I hate paying to have water shipped and would much 
prefer it in powdered or salt fom.

Carl