oxalic acid and wheels?

[skki3330]

Guys has anyone on here put wheels in a OA bath?
Ive got a pair of Rigida steel wheels for a mongoose wire wheel and they need the rust removing.
Will the spokes etc be ok?

Thanks Craig

[hokuspokus74]

The OA might discolour the spokes,ive never done rims did everything else though,but to be honest i had better results in the past using Citric Acid,did you try to use steel wool on them?

[Jaypeg]

I did an oa bath on my rigida rims and they did the job, never tried spokes though.

[hokuspokus74]

You did an excellent job on them parts jaypeg,how much of the OA do you use,when i use oa its ok but parts are nothing as good as yours there 

[Jaypeg]

Thanks mate...I normally add a couple of teaspoons . The rust should start to turn yellow after a couple of hours if it doesn't add more oa and then keep doing this until you get the right strength .
 Leave in for 24hrs...