Molasses Rust Removal

[cdowns]

vinegar $3 or less per gallon works great not all sticky gooey and hard to clean up afterwards like molasses

[mbgmike]

[heyjoe]

Originally Posted by cdowns

vinegar $3 or less per gallon works great not all sticky gooey and hard to clean up afterwards like molasses

I have heard that vinegar being acidic attacks the metal whereas molasses attacks the rust through a process called chelation.
There are large write-ups on using molasses over at the HAMB on the Jalopy Journal website.