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I saw this process of removing rust with an electric current on the internet and decided to try it out. It takes time, but i found it very efficient especially for rusted parts that have awkward recesses where you can't reach with sandpaper or a steel-brush.The only things you need are a battery charger, a plastic container, another piece of scrap iron, some tap water and a couple of spoonfuls of table salt.

Good job!...

I saw this method on youtube a while ago and was impressed by its efficiency although I should already know that it would work (and how/why) given my electronics/electrical background! Still, it's nice to see a good example from a forum member - excellent result!

I wonder if I can get a bucket big enough to take my car.....

You can use a similarly simple method for Silver: line a non-metallic vessel with "Tin foil" put the Silver in, add some Bi-Carb and then hot water, (1 tbsp of Bi-Carb per quart) then just leave for a while.

kellys_eye wrote:I saw this method on youtube a while ago and was impressed by its efficiency although I should already know that it would work (and how/why) given my electronics/electrical background! Still, it's nice to see a good example from a forum member - excellent result!

I wonder if I can get a bucket big enough to take my car.....

Thanks, i don't have any electrical background just elementary knowledge in electrical matters, but i like to try things out and it gives me satisfaction when they work.

As for the car, you could borrow your neighbor's swimming pool.

ayjay wrote:You can use a similarly simple method for Silver: line a non-metallic vessel with "Tin foil" put the Silver in, add some Bi-Carb and then hot water, (1 tbsp of Bi-Carb per quart) then just leave for a while.

I assume that the above is for cleaning tainted silver. Do you use any electrical current in this method or just dip the silver in the solution?

rotciv wrote:

ayjay wrote:You can use a similarly simple method for Silver: line a non-metallic vessel with "Tin foil" put the Silver in, add some Bi-Carb and then hot water, (1 tbsp of Bi-Carb per quart) then just leave for a while.

I assume that the above is for cleaning tainted silver. Do you use any electrical current in this method or just dip the silver in the solution?

No electrickery required, exactly as per my description.

That's a great result!

I remember when you did something similar, a few years back when etching a helmet with seawater

Yes Chez, your memory is spot on. Etching,Plating and de-rusting are similar processes but the electrodes,solutions and polarity have to be according to what process you are doing. I think the result would have been much better if i had given it a couple of more hours.