Evapo-Rust available at HF

Leon Fisk · 2008-08-05T17:50:02+00:00

Not too sure when they started carrying Evapo-Rust, but theearly coupon flier this week has it listed, $19.99 for onegallon. About halfway down on the following page: good 08/04-08/09.Regular link to the item page:

Michael Koblic 18 years ago

That gives me some confidence. I got a bottle of the stuff sitting on a shelf. I bought it because the KrudCutter Must-for-rust is so irritating (albeit effective at rust removal). Take one whiff of the stuff even with a good mask and I am congested for the rest of the day.

I did a lot of googling about rust removal and Evaporust came recommended. It is also available from Canadian Tire and Lee Valley (the latter is somewhat of a recommendation in itself).

Today I scored a bunch of assorted fasteners in a garage sale, many of them heavily rusted so I am going to see how good Evaporust really is :-)

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RB 18 years ago

It does remove some paints. The blue paint on an old AA minilathe doesn't hold up to it, but it's probably the cheapest water-soluble stuff available in the 1930s. Seems more akin to whitewash.

At the other end of the scale, it attacked the paint of an Emco 8.6 tailstock, which really surprised me. But I did emerse the entire tailstock, with good results. And the Evaporust was very black when I put it in. That particular gallon left with the new owner of the lathe.

Another option for large objects that are not readily submersible: Get a tabletop fountain pump from HD or a craft store. Pump the fluid over the rusted area so that it runs back down into your tub of Evaporust, where the pump is submerged. It washes the rust off.

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