MOLASSES AND RUST

Lee ODell

Here is some information I had not seen before about preventing reoccurring rust after molasses rust removal.
Lee O'Dell

Today's Tidbit: Molasses and Rust


Hi Tim,
It works well, I have used it to remove rust from my 30 ford
tudor. I mixed it about 1 part molasess to 9 parts water, in a small kids
wading pool. Soaked a door in it for about 3 days, pulled it out and hosed
it clean, put it back again for another couple of days. It came out
amazingly clean, but I had a problem with it rusting up again before I could
seal it. You can imagine trying to dry and seal the hidden insides of the
door frame. I solved it by pressure washing the door, then washing it with a
bicarb soda solution, I just put dry bicarb in the detergent bottle on a
cheap car wash gun, and hosed it over with that, then let it dry normally.
No surface rust
after two years in the shed with no paint!

A couple of things to watch, the part needs to be completely below the
surface,i f it sticks out into the air it will get eaten. It rusted the
frame of the wading pool in a few weeks. It smells, and it grows all sorts
of strange stuff. On a positive note, when I accidently put the corner of
the door through the wading pool, and drained all the molasses out onto the
lawn, the lawn loved it! It's cheap,I paid about $20 for 5 gallons from the
produce shop, the guy asked me what sort of horses I had, Chevy horses of
course !!

This Guy has a video series that shows the process
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZCFcxf5IBw

regards,
John

RL Chilton

Great tip.  Thanks for sharing. 

Lee ODell

I also like the fact that when finished using the mixture you don't have to worry about hazards waste disposal, Other links mention it can be safely used as fertilizer. Another big plus. One down side is you have to be patient. The rust removal is not immediate, it allows you enough time to work on other things while the rust disappears.

Has anyone on the forum tried using: live stock molasses (sulphated molasses) sometimes called farm grade molasses with water to remove rust?

Lee O'Dell