[RickM]

Anyone use the method described below to remove rust? Attaching battery charger leads to an item in water sounds risky.

I'm guessing Washing Soda is Borax....?


"Why don't folks electrolytically convert the rust? Drop the rusty bit in some water with washing soda (in a plastic tub.) Plug in your automotive battery charger and attach the positive to some rebar in the same water, the negative to the item that needs to be de-rusted. Just don't let the rebar and the rusty piece of metal touch. Go read a good book and come back a few hours later. The rust wipes off with no trouble at all and non-rusty metal is completely unaffected. It will remove paint. I'm de-rusting and re-enameling an 80 year old stove this way and it's effortless. You don't have to work so hard!"