Removing Rust with Electrolysis

sheepherder · 10-10-2011, 11:36 AM

I haven't tried this yet (and few posts here about it) but the guys on the Surplus Rifles/Enfield forum have 9 pages of it...and it looks pretty good...

http://www.surplusrifleforum.com/vie...p?f=80&t=62728

Cheap materials, battery charger from everyone's garage, supermarket chemicals...

Supposedly leaves bluing untouched...

I'm eager to try it...but don't have anything really rusty...

Olle · 10-10-2011, 01:38 PM

That's sweet! I have seen it before, but used for larger parts (like car parts) and using more elaborate power sources. I must have at least ten old wall chargers lying around, so this is something I need to try!

John Sabato · 10-11-2011, 12:26 PM

I have posted this method on the Lugerforum before.

http://www.frets.com/homeshoptech/Qu...stremoval.html

But I don't think I would try it on a blued firearm. Blue is a form of rust and the bluing may be wiped clean by this process... try it on something other than a blued firearm that matters first please!

10-10-2011, 11:36 AM	#1
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10-11-2011, 12:26 PM	#3
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,308 Times in 1,098 Posts	I have posted this method on the Lugerforum before. http://www.frets.com/homeshoptech/Qu...stremoval.html But I don't think I would try it on a blued firearm. Blue is a form of rust and the bluing may be wiped clean by this process... try it on something other than a blued firearm that matters first please! __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

10-10-2011, 01:38 PM	#2
Olle User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,149 Thanks: 159 Thanked 664 Times in 318 Posts	That's sweet! I have seen it before, but used for larger parts (like car parts) and using more elaborate power sources. I must have at least ten old wall chargers lying around, so this is something I need to try!