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Fastest Way to Rust Steel?
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Kind of reminds me of you. :footinmouRene E. Roy said:
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at my work we use Meratic Acid
to clean brick and stuff like that.
I believed it would clean the cement off of tools at work, so just as an experiment I left a cement working tool in a pile of wet cement, then I took my tool home and was going to show the guys at work the next day how clean it was,,,,
well, at 5:00 in the morning as I got loaded into my truck for the ride to work I took out the tool from the 5-gal bucket of Meratic Aciid it had sat in all night.
yes, the tool came out of the acid looking brand new!....not even a hint of cement stuck to it.
I tossed the tool into the back of my truck and headed to work.
About 15 min later I stopped to gas-up the truck, while I was pumping the gas, i noticed the tool. This time it looked very different. It had only been a few min yet now the tool looked 90 years old.
the tool was covered in rust,,,,not light rust too, but a very deep looking aged rust...
I picked up the tool and the welded on handle poped off, the tool was shot...
I believe the fact that I had not washed off the Meratic Acid, nor did I oil the tool up after it's acid bath, was the reason that it rusted out, going from "brand new" to "beat to dust" in a 15 min drive to the gas station...
You want rust?....Meratic Acid
to clean brick and stuff like that.
I believed it would clean the cement off of tools at work, so just as an experiment I left a cement working tool in a pile of wet cement, then I took my tool home and was going to show the guys at work the next day how clean it was,,,,
well, at 5:00 in the morning as I got loaded into my truck for the ride to work I took out the tool from the 5-gal bucket of Meratic Aciid it had sat in all night.
yes, the tool came out of the acid looking brand new!....not even a hint of cement stuck to it.
I tossed the tool into the back of my truck and headed to work.
About 15 min later I stopped to gas-up the truck, while I was pumping the gas, i noticed the tool. This time it looked very different. It had only been a few min yet now the tool looked 90 years old.
the tool was covered in rust,,,,not light rust too, but a very deep looking aged rust...
I picked up the tool and the welded on handle poped off, the tool was shot...
I believe the fact that I had not washed off the Meratic Acid, nor did I oil the tool up after it's acid bath, was the reason that it rusted out, going from "brand new" to "beat to dust" in a 15 min drive to the gas station...
You want rust?....Meratic Acid
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Umm, you guys mean muriatic acid, aka Hydorchloric acid right?
Has anyone mentioned muratic acid? They also use it to etch steel besides cleaning concrete. I had a 69 GTO that sat for years and the tank was so rusty it would plug brand new fuel filters in a day of driving. Then of course it would shut down and you would be stranded. Anyway, I took the tank off and filled it with some muratic (about a gallon), sealed it and shook it and it looked brand spanking new inside. Then I just kept it full all the time and it didn't rust while I had it. I did "the deed" at the local car wash and I hosed it out really good with the soapy water.
Muratic is bad stuff. It will eat up anything if it is not neutralized afterwards. I haven't tried it but I hear it will completely destroy stainless. Turns it green or something.
They also use it to etch steel besides cleaning concrete. I had a 69 GTO that sat for years and the tank was so rusty it would plug brand new fuel filters in a day of driving. Then of course it would shut down and you would be stranded. Anyway, I took the tank off and filled it with some muratic (about a gallon), sealed it and shook it and it looked brand spanking new inside. Then I just kept it full all the time and it didn't rust while I had it. I did "the deed" at the local car wash and I hosed it out really good with the soapy water. Muratic is bad stuff. It will eat up anything if it is not neutralized afterwards. I haven't tried it but I hear it will completely destroy stainless. Turns it green or something.
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jhiggins said:Hmmm... I'm beginning to get an idea... hmmm...
**smoke curls from under Jeff's cap**
Hey! Maybe I could use some muriatic acid?! What do you guys think?
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Jeff try some muriatic acid
it's Hydrochloric acid at 20% concentration you know
use both "eye's" when using it.
with safety glasses of course 
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About 15 min later I stopped to gas-up the truck, while I was pumping the gas, i noticed the tool. This time it looked very different. It had only been a few min yet now the tool looked 90 years old.
To avoid that problem, when you take it out of the acid, neutralize with 1 tbl baking soda to 1 cup of water. Rinse it off and oil with a good rust inhibitor like Ballistol!
To avoid that problem, when you take it out of the acid, neutralize with 1 tbl baking soda to 1 cup of water. Rinse it off and oil with a good rust inhibitor like Ballistol!