Interesting approach to rust removal

[Jack]

Has anybody tried this (http://www.cookhaus.co.uk/vinegar/index.htm)? Some of the classic Celica owners swear by it... :confused:

[Dar]

Yeah, seen that ages ago and promptly bought a bottle of vinegar, since then I have had no casuse to use it :( Although I did use a bit to wipe my wipers.

[dannyb]

We used an acid bath for some parts of the vintage/classic cars we restore, I might give this a go with some random bits of Nova I have kicking about though.

[Kinky Monza]

lol quality! will the same principles apply to body panels???

[draper]

thats quality, im gonna try that on some of the brackets and stuff ive got lying about

[Jack]

lol quality! will the same principles apply to body panels???
I'd have thought so. Just strip off any rubber bushes and mountings beforehand and all should be dandy.

Just wondering if I can buy enough vinegar to put my entire boot in lol

[Iain]

That's impressive lol Just wondering what I can do on mine now...

[wisewood]

Coca Cola should also work, given its acid content ;) ... but more expensive than vinegar by about 1000% lol

[ive_had_a_novadose]

sooo in theory if you get a long enough container you could bang some vinigar in the container and put the bottom of your door in it overnight then just scrub away the next day then paint?

[craig green]

Quality! So long as the smell goes?

I couldnt handle driving a Vinagrette about the place.

[philly]

if anyone tries post up your results.. i just hte the smell of vinegar so ill wait to see if it does work before buying some nose plugs!

[craig green]

Aye Vinegar is rank.

Its pretty much good for any purpose though, from cleaning carpets to chasing away vicious dogs & even weight loss!

[Adam]

Once you wash the vinegar off(could use meths spirit or something) i bet that would get rid of smell.

Looks a good method if it actually works as well as in the pics.

[wisewood]

Cillit Bang. Worth a pop.

http://www.chargrilled.co.uk/t-shirts/prodimages/imagegen.ashx?vpimageid=1053&tstyle=m&tsize=medium&tcolour=Yellow&tx=0&ty=0&tw=0&tb=False

[craig green]

hi Im Barry Scott. And I Insist On Shouting, Even Though You Have A Volume Control!

[Jack]

Barry Scott is a LIAR lol

Cillit bang is only good at removing brake dust from calipers anyway, everything else its rubbish at!

Oh, and Coke doesn't work, its been tried :D

[wisewood]

try some phet instead?

[Stuart]

we used to use vinegar to descale the kettle. the only problem was it made the house stink of piss lol

[cjslack]

that is really quite cool. amazing seeing the differance from old to refurbished. by bassically a bit of vinegar

[craig green]

we used to use vinegar to descale the kettle. the only problem was it made the house stink of piss lol

LOL. I wouldve expected the tea to taste of vinegar, but meh. lol

[wisewood]

errr... you boil it through a few times with water afterwards. doh!

[coombsey]

didnt think vinegar would do that

[novabex]

Well it is acid...

[coombsey]

didnt think it was strong enough

[novabex]

Its as acidic as lemon juice....

http://www.miamisci.org/ph/phlemon.html

[Lee]

Ahh, so now i know why you never see a rusty chip.








... ill get my coat.

[edens-xe]

do you think it will fix this then?????:tard:


http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p214/edens-xe/27012007001.jpg?t=1180649449

[Ash]

a scrap yard? lol

[Jack]

I've just had a thought. Vinegar works well because its acidic, right? So remember when you were a kid and they warned you about how pollution caused acid rain? Wonder if we polluted enough the rain would get so acidic you could leave your nova out in a shower to remove all the rust lol

[ReeceH]

I've just had a thought. Vinegar works well because its acidic, right? So remember when you were a kid and they warned you about how pollution caused acid rain? Wonder if we polluted enough the rain would get so acidic you could leave your nova out in a shower to remove all the rust lol
lmao! love it!

cmon people lets get polluting!! lol

[novacabrio]

20 Litres of vinegar later and i'm still going, this is great!! Vinegar is unreal, check list so far

caliper cradles
drive shafts
cv joints
various nuts and bolts
bottom pulley
hubs

[shy witness]

so it does work then???

and its not just someone doing an internet sales pitch for tescos lol

[Jack]

20 Litres of vinegar later and i'm still going, this is great!! Vinegar is unreal, check list so far

caliper cradles
drive shafts
cv joints
various nuts and bolts
bottom pulley
hubs
Before and after pics required :D

[craig green]

? Wonder if we polluted enough the rain would get so acidic you could leave your nova out in a shower to remove all the rust lol

Wakes up in the morning...... wheres ma Nova gone? lol

[novacabrio]

Before and after pics required :D


will do, It'll tak a couple of days, but I can post a after pic of the 288mm caliper cradles I got off Rexy and he can vouch as to their previous state, well we all know what old calipers look like

[kevster]

wow think i wikk pop to tesco at luch :) got shed loads to do to :)

[Dan 130]

Mmmmm I Got A Nova That Needs Doinig Lol

[novacabrio]

wow think i wikk pop to tesco at luch :) got shed loads to do to :)

Costco's!! 5litres is about ?2!!

[craig green]

Look forward to pics 'Cabrio.

[Mike]

20 Litres of vinegar later and i'm still going, this is great!! Vinegar is unreal, check list so far

caliper cradles
drive shafts
cv joints
various nuts and bolts
bottom pulley
hubs

bet your local shop think your a fapping addict lol

[craig green]

Wish I knew about this restoration, revelation when I started my rebuild.



Back to the drawing board!

[novaco]

ive seen some of marks stuff...it works realy realy well..i was suprised!!

apart from his garage smells like a chip shop lol!

just need to find a big enough bucket for the entire shell!

[craig green]

apart from his garage smells like a chip shop lol!



That was my primary concern. :confused:

[shy witness]

any chnace of some photos of the parts you done.........



i can see mass ammounts of vinegar being purchased ha ha

its bound to be good for drive shafts......hubs ...........possiblky brake calipers

[Iain]

I'm going to try it on my suspension top mounts, they're a bit crusty

[draper]

any chnace of some photos of the parts you done.........



i can see mass ammounts of vinegar being purchased ha ha

its bound to be good for drive shafts......hubs ...........possiblky brake calipers

thats what i thought - and probably wont damage any seals (the rubber kind, not the kind that dont go clubbing)

[novacabrio]

Not got any pics yet, it works wonders on calipers. ive got a set of v6 ones in at the moment, Ive also ordered a new seel set from vauxhall for ?10!!

[Jack]

and probably wont damage any seals (the rubber kind, not the kind that dont go clubbing)
Apparantly it does.

[bump]

Apparantly it does.

Could have been on their way out anyway of course.

[philly]

here are a few pics. thought i would give it a quick bash on some small parts first.. :)

enjoy peeps!

the vinegar
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f260/plip_plop/rusty%20vinegar%20removal/DSC00230.jpg

a tub, wire brush, the thing you clean long glasses with and not pictured a old tooth brush.
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f260/plip_plop/rusty%20vinegar%20removal/DSC00231.jpg

firstly gonna try it out on the driveshaft nuts here they are before dipping.
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f260/plip_plop/rusty%20vinegar%20removal/DSC00234.jpg

and also if you look in the middle here its the little clamp for the bonnet cable.
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f260/plip_plop/rusty%20vinegar%20removal/DSC00235.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f260/plip_plop/rusty%20vinegar%20removal/DSC00238.jpg

put them in at 11 o clock last night, and took them out this morning at 11 to give them a quick rubbing off with a tooth brush.


heres how they turned out........

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f260/plip_plop/rusty%20vinegar%20removal/DSC00240.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f260/plip_plop/rusty%20vinegar%20removal/DSC00241.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f260/plip_plop/rusty%20vinegar%20removal/DSC00242.jpg


well not exactly spot on just yet so i have put them in again for another 12 hours too see if it will help any more.

it brings out any light surface rust really easily and spot on as you can see on parts of the clamp. and dirty thick grime like on the nuts needs a good scrub and hopefully will be fine after another half day of soaking..

enjoy! :thumb:

[novacabrio]

It is no good for degreasing, not sure if thats been mentioned yet, you need to degrease every thing first