Rust Removal

[IanA]

Over the years I've used several rust "killers" such as Kurust, Bilhamber Hydrate and Ge-Ox and Aqua-Steel.
I've just watched a 36 minute commercial for Evaporust by Edd China of Wheeler Dealers fame.
Dunking a Range Rover chassis in 1935 litres of the stuff might make great TV but I wonder what it would do to a panel that had some rust holes rather than the surface rust that it removed in the video. Lowest price on eBay is about £18 for 1 litre.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwxwABnAsRU

 

[Peter1450]

Watched this……..Ed must have been donated his for the promotion,I’d imagine you could get a new chassis for the amount of liquid used!

 

[Zephyr]

all he needed was this tub, two wires and a big battery. Electrolysis ftw.

 

[IanA]

all he needed was this tub, two wires and a big battery. Electrolysis ftw.

That's what I thought as it was only surface rust. He stressed over the interiors of the box sections but electrolysis would have overcome that as well. Might have needed a lot of anodes scattered around the tub for something that large.
The post-treatment wash would have been easier as well with every liquid being non-toxic and disposable.
A lot cheaper for the average joe as well.

 

[IanA]

Well worth watching this comparison and reading the comments about methods to accelerate electrolysis.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dtDLQHjHBc