[TheForge] coal or charcoal morph to Evaporust

[Jerry Frost]

Keep us posted on the Evaporust please, I like the 
sound of it.

Rather than using molasses why don't you use dilute 
phosphoric acid? Naval Jelly is about 30% with a 
jelling agent so it sticks but if you dilute it in 
water it makes a fine bath.

I don't recommend buying lab grade phosphoric 99.97% 
like I did. It works great but is scary to handle. I'm 
used to handling this kind of thing but there's still a 
pucker factor involved with anything that reacts 
explosively with concrete, etc.

A couple weeks ago I was looking for some Extend and 
found this. Klean Strip Phosphoric Prep & Etch. It 
isn't as pure as the lab grade acid so it isn't nearly 
as scary and works well. It's also a LOT cheaper than 
either the pure deal or Naval Jelly. $14/gl at Home 
Depot.

http://www.wmbarr.com/product.aspx?catid=32&prodid=81

My next thought is to use phosphoric as the electrolyte 
in the bath.

Frosty
-------------------------------
If it ain't forged
it ain't real.
Wrought iron is.
The FrostWorks

Meadow Lakes, AK.


From: "Peter Hirst" <saltydog335 at aol.com>


> By coincidence, my first Evaporust arrived today as 
> well.  My shop is literally a stone's throw from salt 
> water, and at times it seems as if rust control is 
> half of my shop maintenance effort. I keep a 
> permanent electrolytic setup that I can clip a piece 
> into any time.  Since I set it up 3 months ago it has 
> been shut off for no more than a a day or two at a 
> time. I am not sure yet, but I think the optimal rust 
> removal regiime is gong to be first treatment in the 
> electrlytic rig and finished with Evaporust. Depends 
> on how  Evaporust works on black oxide.  I also keep 
> a tub of 9:1 molasses solution for low cost, long 
> term treatment.  ANything I don't need for two weeks 
> goes in the molasses.  Really small stuff oges right 
> in the Evaporust.  Everything else gets zapped for a 
> few hours then finished in Evaporust.  Evaporust is 
> definitley on my short list of products that I can 
> endorse, and I ma thinking about bottling the stuff 
> and handing out smaples with every major purchase.  I 
> already do that with my wax finish, and its a great 
> promotion.
>
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