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Oxalic Acid

  • 19-05-2012 9:20pm
    #1
    Mycroft H
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,313 ✭✭✭


    Seems to be pretty damn good stuff at rust removing. See here for some results.

    I've an ancient Raleigh tourist waiting restoration that might benefit from a treatment of this. Plus I'm a lazy ****e so it should save me hours and hours of scrubbing with brass wool and brasso.

    It seems to be marketed in the US as wood bleach, so I might have a nose around woodies/B&Q for it. Other wise its off to the chemist :D

    Anybody here use it?





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  • #2
    spdmrphy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 114 ✭✭spdmrphy


    Hmm, I think I'll have to get my hands on some of that. Just after buying a '88 Colnago Superissimo with a touch of rust on it. I'll be sending it off for a respray in the future, but wanted to get to work on the frame and get it ready for painting asap.

    Did you find any in b&q or the pharmacy?


  • #3
    lennymc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,460 ✭✭✭lennymc


    electrolysis also works
    http://www.instructables.com/id/Electrolytic-Rust-Removal-aka-Magic/


  • #4
    clog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,100 ✭✭✭clog


    Not sure about the oxalic acid but i've used phosphoric acid to clear rust. You can definately get it in gun shops. The stuff i use is called Birchwood Casey Blue and Rust remover.


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