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[VAN DELL JORDAN <vdjor AT yahoo.com>]

Has anyone tried a molasses solution for derusting?  I
read about this in a steam engine restorers site.  I
first tried a little with grocery store molasses. 
from 1/4 to 1/10 molasses in water seems to work. 
Later on I got some molasses feed at the MFA and tried
it on a larger scale.  Still don't know why or how it
works.
I cleaned with detergent but thanks Don for the TSP
idea, will try that.
Van Dell



--- Don Bowen KI6DIU <don.bowen AT earthlink.net> wrote:

> At 12/21/2007, you wrote:
> >My setup is a plastic trashcan, 12 volt battery
> charger, a 4 foot
> >piece of 1 inch steel pipe, and a box of baking
> soda. I have the
> >positive attached to the steel pipe and the
> negative attached to the
> >rusted hood of my tractor and all soaking in the
> trashcan. I am very
> >happy with the results. I was planning on sand
> blasting but some
> >folks on another list suggested this.
> 
> it works well.  You do get a black coating but that
> is easily removed by 
> scrubbing.  Take the part out of the tank, scrub
> clean, and dry.  Then coat 
> it with something because the nice clean metal will
> start rusting right 
> away.  Your tank will fill with a disgusting looking
> foam and sediments 
> will settle tot be bottom.  This is noting but the
> ferric oxide you wanted 
> rid of so disposal is no problem.  Also TSP works
> well and sometimes I just 
> used tap water.
> 
> 
> 
> Don Bowen              Awl Knotted Up               
>        KI6DIU
> http://www.braingarage.com
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