Best product to use to clean rusty tube

swbooking

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Riverside/Running Springs, Ca

• Mar 7, 2007

• #1

Im looking for a product that you can use to clean rust off of some tube. I have about 150 ft. of tube that needs to get cleaned up and it will take forever to use the wire wheel to all those sticks so i can bend and weld them. Anyone got any products that work well?

I did a search and only came up with SpudJuice(r)'s Zinc-B-Gone but no description on how it worked. Thanks guys.
-Allen

 

xDUMPTRUCKx

NAXJA Forum User

Location

highway to hell

• Mar 7, 2007

• #2

swbooking said:

Im looking for a product that you can use to clean rust off of some tube. I have about 150 ft. of tube that needs to get cleaned up and it will take forever to use the wire wheel to all those sticks so i can bend and weld them. Anyone got any products that work well?

I did a search and only came up with SpudJuice(r)'s Zinc-B-Gone but no description on how it worked. Thanks guys.
-Allen

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ive had good luck with scotchbrite and acetone but thats just me.

 

MTN4X4

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Running Springs, ca

• Mar 7, 2007

• #3

its nice to see others from running springs on the site....
i have to 2nd with the scotchbrite and acetone.

 

swbooking

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Riverside/Running Springs, Ca

• Mar 8, 2007

• #4

huh never thought of that, ill try that one. Thanks any other suggestions?

 

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bfred

NAXJA Forum User

Location

illinois

• Mar 13, 2007

• #5

A solution of muratic acid and water will remove the rust very effectively. But if you've never worked with this stuff be extemeiy careful !!! It will burn your skin-wear gloves and a resperator! it will also burn your lungs! use outdoors w/ plenty of ventalition. And don't do it on your driveway either (people use it to etch concrete also)

 

swbooking

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Riverside/Running Springs, Ca

• Mar 13, 2007

• #6

HAHA i dont think ill get that hardcore into it, ill just stick with the flap disk or the wire wheel. haha thanks for the tip though
-Allen

 

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82scrambler

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Anchorage

• Apr 24, 2007

• #7

Try CLR you can find it at most stores.

 

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89Daytona

NAXJA Forum User

Location

NY

• Apr 24, 2007

• #8

Rust dissolver should get rid of the rust leaving bare metal or you can use Fast Etch from Eastwood Company which will get rid of the rust and leave a zinc-phosphate coating.

 

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glub

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Canada

• Apr 30, 2007

• #9

Fix 2 (or 3) drills with wirewheels to a bench and pass the tube over (or through) the setup..