Cheap rust dissolver

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DRUMMOND
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Cheap rust dissolver

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This is what white distilled vinegar does to rust! these are the rear inner wheel arch strengthening ribs.
I soaked them for three days just to see what would happen totally amazing rust just dissolved. lightly brushed with steel brush & water. you must either polish the metal with a steel wire wheel or a rust preventive right after you clean the rust off, rust will form back again right before your eyes. great for all parts you can soak and reuse.
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Happy rust destroying!
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Most are pretty amazed when they finally see how well it works for themselves. That you can get a gallon of vinegar for less money than a few ounces of the specialty products can leave you with enough cash left over for a grown up beverage and a couple of slices of pizza.
DRUMMOND
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Whats is also amazing, is how your focus and self thought can be taken away by some clever marketing :(
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Vinegar is great stuff at rust removal (2 Gallons for $3 at Sam's Club). Only problem is that it'll also eat through zinc based metal (some carb parts). I found out the hard way when rebuilding a 1972 Honda CB350 a few years ago. :oops:
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DRUMMOND wrote:Whats is also amazing, is how your focus and self thought can be taken away by some clever marketing :(
Along with $50 to $200 from your wallet to accomplish what a few dollars of white vinegar can do.
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