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Rodgy1970

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Rust removal using Oxalic Acid
« on: May 06, 2011, 11:01 PM »
Have been wanting to try this for ages as they rave about it in the States so bought some Oxalic powder off Ebay.

Mixed to a ratio 25g OA powder per 100ml water and put in a container and c'est voila an OA bath.

BTW I found it better to use boiling water to get it to dissolve.

Very badly corroded seat guts.





Dismantled the seat guts and put the parts into the OA bath, which turned yellow with a metallic smell.



Left for 24 hours then checked to find rust was gone, however, there was some sporadic black scale left on the parts.





Scraped it off to find the red of rust underneath so put the parts back into the OA bath for another 24hrs.



Parts taken out after second bath, rinsed in cold water, rust all gone, the parts are now grey/green.





Cleaned the parts with wire brushes and jobsaguddun, they turn out like the part on the right below.   :daumenhoch:



More pics after cleaning which I'll add when I get a chance.

IMPORTANT - At this stage it is back to being raw steel, the chrome, zinc or cadmium plating protection is gone, you have to protect it ASAP or it will rust again very fast, I'm going to use zinc galvinising spray.

The OA will dissolve the rust completely off some parts but others will require agitation.

I tried to make the acid stronger but found that the OA powder will crystallize leaving the liquid in the container weaker, so I reckon the 25g to 100ml ratio was just about right.

The oxalic acid will not dissolve the steel as some crackpots seem to think, it will dissolve the rust and the metal left will be thinner, if the only thing holding your frame together is rust then it will dissolve.
« Last Edit: May 07, 2011, 02:57 PM by rodgy »

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Re: Rust removal using Oxalic Acid
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2012, 05:27 PM »
Hi Rodriguez,

Just bought some Oxalic powder. Going to see what plastic container to put it all in with the warm water.

Once I have stripped back the rust, and guess Chrome etc that it takes with it, how long do you have before you can get the parts chromed?

I am in a quandry as I have an original 85 GT Epoch that is maybe 50% rusted. Will it still show the embossed areas afterwards? Any other rust tips? Tried brasso and it just gets rid of some, not all. Have some Skyways being Vapour blasted, wondering if that is an option.

Cheers!!

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Re: Rust removal using Oxalic Acid
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2012, 05:31 PM »
Hi Rodriguez,

Just bought some Oxalic powder. Going to see what plastic container to put it all in with the warm water.

Once I have stripped back the rust, and guess Chrome etc that it takes with it, how long do you have before you can get the parts chromed?

I am in a quandry as I have an original 85 GT Epoch that is maybe 50% rusted. Will it still show the embossed areas afterwards? Any other rust tips? Tried brasso and it just gets rid of some, not all. Have some Skyways being Vapour blasted, wondering if that is an option.

Cheers!!


the cap cant rust its alloy, just polish it up  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Rust removal using Oxalic Acid
« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2012, 05:41 PM »
Hi Rodriguez,

Just bought some Oxalic powder. Going to see what plastic container to put it all in with the warm water.

Once I have stripped back the rust, and guess Chrome etc that it takes with it, how long do you have before you can get the parts chromed?

I am in a quandry as I have an original 85 GT Epoch that is maybe 50% rusted. Will it still show the embossed areas afterwards? Any other rust tips? Tried brasso and it just gets rid of some, not all. Have some Skyways being Vapour blasted, wondering if that is an option.

Cheers!!


the cap cant rust its alloy, just polish it up  :daumenhoch:

Afternoon Steve!!

Ok so this is what I am thinking is rust?



What cleaning stuff should I be using Brasso was doing nothing? Dont want to take the black paint off the painted bits...

Cheers!!

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