Vinegar for rust removal

[Leroy-B1]

Cool stuff

[benwah]

I have also cleaned scale out of radiators with the stuff!

[grs]

Originally Posted by 1963c-10

are the bezels aluminum or steel? mothers has a great aluminum polish also. i have used the never dull also w/good results
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I used never dull on the aluminum side pieces on my 66. They looked great. Then I wiped them with a wet rag, and they went instantly dull again.

[Captainfab]

Did you strip the clear anodizing off of them first?

Originally Posted by grs

I used never dull on the aluminum side pieces on my 66. They looked great. Then I wiped them with a wet rag, and they went instantly dull again.

[grs]

Originally Posted by Captainfab

Did you strip the clear anodizing off of them first?

No. And some of the parts were new.

[Captainfab]

You need to remove the clear anodizing from aluminum before you can polish it. Oven cleaner works good for that.

Originally Posted by grs

No. And some of the parts were new.

[grs]

Originally Posted by Captainfab

You need to remove the clear anodizing from aluminum before you can polish it. Oven cleaner works good for that.

Thanks

[1963c-10]

Put this on the build thread...but thought it might be more use here to show the results. Been working on getting the fleetside assembled now that I have a clean title back and have been soaking some more parts. I have gone to a 75% vinegar and 25% clr solution and its sped up the process by about 30%. Still getting the same great results......a pic of the tailgate chains which were left in a 5gal bucket of water by the PO for an undisclosed time frame....they looked rough before 3 days of soaking.

[Improbcat]

I may have to give this a try for all the hardware & little brackets I'm pulling off as I repair the front rust. Does it hurt any to leave stuff soaking too long? I don't want to leave the bolts in a bucket for a few weeks and come back to find them dissolved.

[1963c-10]

Ive left steel bolts in for up to two weeks with no issues. I do rinse with a baking soda & water mix....just a 1/4 box or so in a 5gal bucket. I've had great success with the vinegar. The 25% CLR mix is something new I've been doing and it seems to help cut the soak time down some. After a few days soaking, I take a wire brush to them, resoak for a few hours or another day, do my baking soda and water rinse and air dry. It will give the metal a nice prepped surface for self etching primer (which I use on all bare metal). Posts some pics of before and after too if you don't mind.

[crazyhenryj]

I put my headlight buckets and after a week it was clean bare metal. I sprayed with rustolyum and it came out awesome. The 292 6cyl water jackets are crusty rusty so I put a few gallons of vinegar and letting it set for 3 months now so we will see what happens