Chas,
I buy the Eastwood quart sized bottle. I don't remember the price, but it is not $40.00! I have treated all the chrome fasteners, and small parts from two projects this winter, and still have half the bottle left.
Tony Taylor
Manchester NH
Sent: Thu, March 11, 2010 2:05:13 PM Subject: Re: [CR] Rust Remover--Found it!
I've been using Evapo-Rust for a while. It leaves a thin black layer of residual carbon (from the steel) on the surface which rubs or washes off pretty easily. The surface underneath is a dull gray which is supposed to protect from further rusting.
I like the idea of the parts coming out shiny instead.
I have a gallon of Evapo-Rust that I use a little of maybe 1-2 times a month. It would be nice to be able to buy a smaller container than the 1 gallon size of Eastwood Rust Dissolver, $40 plus shipping is a lot to spend just to check it out.
BTW, I made a trough out of a large aluminum turkey roasting pan - the disposable kind. I've used it for removing rust from from spoke eyelets in rims. It takes a long time to work in this application.
Chas. Colerich Oakland, CA USA
> John et al,
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> I have used POR 15 to clean and seal the inside of a motorcycle gas tank. And as you say, it works very well. However I would not use it to remove rust from shiny parts (e.g. fasteners, chromed ends, etc.) because of the residue it leaves. I still highly recommend Eastwood Rust Dissolver. It works very well, leaves parts bright and shiny, and will not attack aluminum, plastic, rubber, or paint. For example, you can treat your Campy brake adjusters without removing the rubber rings, or brake block holders without removing the blocks. I simply quarter fill an old jam jar, and drop the parts in. Give them a swirl, and leave them to percolate.
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> Tony Taylor
> Manchester NH