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After reading a post https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=2357 about a badly rusted oven door which was found by Paul, & it was suggested to try electrolysis to clean off the rust - I thought to give it a go.
I've got some old horse shoes to try it on. One badly rusted & one not so badly.
Gone with the info given on the YouTube clips in the above post.
In my plastic bucket I've put some warm water mixed with Carb Soda(about a cup full?)
2 tent pegs as my anodes that I've jumped together & hooked up to the positive of my 12V battery charger
The horse shoes I've hung off a bit of square bar with wire, which I've conected to the negative of my battery charger.
They recon to leave it for a couple of hours so I'll report back then...
Okay, I couldn't wait so 10 minutes later I have a look & the metal parts in the solution are fizzing away like crazy!
I'm very keen to see the results after a few hours 8)
[video=480,360]http://youtu.be/jaH4EvYGxAQ[/video]
I'm impressed to see all the rust scale under the shoes!
I've got some old horse shoes to try it on. One badly rusted & one not so badly.
Gone with the info given on the YouTube clips in the above post.
In my plastic bucket I've put some warm water mixed with Carb Soda(about a cup full?)
2 tent pegs as my anodes that I've jumped together & hooked up to the positive of my 12V battery charger
The horse shoes I've hung off a bit of square bar with wire, which I've conected to the negative of my battery charger.
They recon to leave it for a couple of hours so I'll report back then...
Okay, I couldn't wait so 10 minutes later I have a look & the metal parts in the solution are fizzing away like crazy!
I'm very keen to see the results after a few hours 8)
[video=480,360]http://youtu.be/jaH4EvYGxAQ[/video]
I'm impressed to see all the rust scale under the shoes!