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Originally Posted by A930Rocket View Post
I used Evaporust or something similar on a caliper and it broke the “spring” on top. Somehow it changes the composition of the metal.

Proof that sometimes rust is the only thing holding stuff together.
Evaporust is essentially EDTA. If the rust runs deeply enough and the EDTA chelates it, then it's realistic to expect that metal piece to fail. IMO
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