ELECTRO-RUST-DESTROYER update

Set up a plactic bucket, add water and lye (note to Mark C.: hardware store had lye, called it "drain cleaner", add 1 spoon of lye per gal. of water), plunk in a stainless steel electrode, add your rusty part. Hook pos. clip from your battery charger to the stainless, neg. to a clean spot on the rusty part, turn on charger. Come back next day, turn off charger, pull out part, rinse, dry, clean off with wire wheel or brush (remaining coating comes off REAL easy), and MAN! does it look good! I mean like new! The steel items I've done so far, while pitted, look great. Prime, paint, and lie to your friends about how much work you did.

Thanks,
Darrel

Anything out of the water will NOT be cleaned, but you can turn it over and dunk the other side later. This process doesn't eat away at the metal, you can not over do it.

Other notes: The process works faster with a larger electrode, so use the biggest you can get. Cast iron works instead of stainless, but will be eaten away eventually. Don't let your electrode and rusty part touch.

Also, I used a 6/12v, 20-amp charger, but on 12v it would draw too many amps after a while and trip out. Seems to run happily all day on 6 volts, but takes a little longer. You'll like this. Let me know how it works for you.

on electrolysis, They make it real simple and it does work great

• Electrolysis Made Easy

Seriously, this seems to work so good that and saves so much elbow-grease that it's worth the effort.

Another note: I haven't tried it with anything painted, but it supposedly doesn't effect any metal that's not rusted. Don't know what it'll do to the paint itself. Caveat Emptor and good luck.