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Electrolytic Rust Removal

GaryBeu

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I'm sure that a lot of you have used this but Carla and I just tried it for the first time yesterday...totally amazing! Our front brake calipers had all of the bolts seized with rust including the hoses. The only bolts we could get out were the ones (luckily) that held them on the car. Bleed screws, etc. were frozen. After 5 hours in the solution, they all came right out and the calipers are clean.
 
If you are very, very, very, very, very, very, very patient, then it will work. lets put it this way, I ain't selling my beadblast cabinet for this method, it just works really slow, and I'm not really comfortable leaving a battery charger with it's leads in a big tub of water plugged in overnight in my shop. I think that was a good application for this, your calipers.
 
The nice thing about this method is that it is not abrasive. One word of caution: Those little bubbles are hydrogen gas so make sure you have some ventilation less you want to experience the "Hindenburg" effect first hand!
 
I have plenty of ventilation. I'm NOT interested in fire...I went through one in an airplane.
 
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