Re: shipping Yes. I will only be charging cost of shipping plus the box costs rounded to next even dollar. So, if shipping is $9.67 for 2 5 gallon buckets and I use one of $1.10 boxes, I would charge $11. Its kind of hard to figure at this point until I get in the stuff and weigh it and price it. I will be sending individual totals to all that order it with shipping. Its supposed to be here tomorrow and I will be repackaging this weekend. Of course, the lenses are due to come in tomorrow so I'll be repackaging those also. Going to be a busy weekend. BTW, ordered something else from them I found out about. PATCHES. These are 18" by 24" patches that you soak in the rust remover and stick to a large surface to derust. Totally reusable. Didn't know about these which is why I didn't say anything. SO, if you have large pieces that you can't dip, you can use these. Price is $10 for a 2 patch pack. I've only got 20 packs so if you want one, better sign up fast......although I can get more. Thanks, Alan
Re: shipping Alan, Just shoot me a PM or email with a total and I'll pay pal you the $$ I can't wait to try this stuff out
Re: Re: shipping I can't wait for you to try it either. I've derusted every little part I could find around my house. I just like seeing it work. One thing. CLEAN the part to make sure grease and other crap doesn't contaminate the solution. Won't hurt it, but it will get really ugly. Also, remove part as soon as rust is gone. Could be as little as a few hours. No need to let it sit in the solution. Alan
Alan, good suggestion on the 2.5 gallon order. I'll take it. If you would PM or email the total to remit to you I will use paypal this weekend. Lot's of rusty "things" to work with in the garage. Thanks, George
sorry I'm sorry but wouldn't it suck if I dipped my car in a pool of that stuff and it dissapeared? lolo No:
So I came across a gallon of this stuff yesterday at Tractor Supply. This thread is pretty old, so it should be thoroughly tested by now. What's the verdict? Does it work? Can it be used on structural members?
I've been noticing a number of companies offering rust removers I have never seen before and they do seem to have similar characteristics as BuickAl has mentioned but I've never tried any of them nor do I know anyone who has. For example here is one of them. http://www.stonechemical.com/rust-removers_RR100L.asp It will be good to see first hand results with the product Alan is using. It does look and sound attractive.
Ditto the above. I have a couple of front springs that I would like to clean immediately. I would order the stuff today if it works. Any response?
The evapo rust stuff says you can use it on pretty much anything, talks about using it as a spray on the frame. I'd like to try it on some chrome rally wheels, says it won't hurt chrome.
I think this is where i got my rust remover! I could not remember. This stuff was great and I dipped everything I could in it. it was plastic friendly too.
I've used a few gallons of this EvapoRust....first the 5 gallons I got from this thread and then a couple more gallons recently. It seems to work but I still end up beadblasting anything that I have soaked in it. The rust doesn't magically disappear and leave you with a super clean part IMO. The product life doesn't seem to be real long...meaning from my experience you can't use the same stuff OVER AND OVER. Sure, reuse it once or so but it seems to lose its effectiveness faster than Evaporust would have you believe from their advertising. If you had a bunch of rusty bolts, etc, that you were going to blast in preparation for replating it might be a good product to pre-soak the hardware in as it might help ease the removal of rust once you get to the blast cabinet....that's the next use of it I anticipate. Spraying it on your frame (and other things that are "in the open")...useless IMO. They make it pretty clear that the parts must remain "wet" with the product for it to do anything and since it seems to take quite a bit of time to do anything to heavier rust I think draping the frame in rags to soak this stuff up in an attempt to keep the frame "wet" would be a huge waste of time, make a massive mess, and still wouldn't get the job done very well. At some point, especially on larger parts, you really need to sit back and look at the tradeoffs....how much time do you want to spend on the cleaning, etc and what result can you reasonably expect with the equipment and/or products you use?? Now....how much to have someone else "clean" the part and how would their results compare to yours?? (I'm referring to getting a frame sandblasted vs. trying to soak and remove rust on it yourself as an example). I think this product has its uses but it also has its limits in terms of results to expect. As someone in the restoration business, I would never rely on this product as a "treat and move immediately to the priming and/or painting steps" type product.
I think I will stick with my wire wheels, sand paper, blasting, etc.. Just sounds too good to be true, and if you still have to prep it afterwards, what's the point? In the time it takes to soak something overnight, you could have it painted and reinstalled.
