Vinegar, rust killer.

[keykeeper]

Locally for me, there is the Captain Wally's house of Chinese imports (WalMart) which has it, as Finn said, in the auto section.

I also have found it at auto parts stores, dollar stores (Dollar General), and some hardware stores. At most auto parts suppliers, you can get it in a gallon tin can, which using it like I do, would last for years. A little goes a long way.

Great stuff, I use it to keep my anvil rust free, just a quick wipe when done forging, good to go next time.

[pete46]

Cpt. Wally's ! Oh That One Will Be Used!
Thank's

[keykeeper]

No problem Pete, 'tis what I'm here for!!

Honestly though, the marvel oil is good stuff. I have read posts here on IFI tauting it's use, and tried some myself. There's several members here that seem to mention it like it is an old friend, so that's why I tried it.

[Finnr]

WeeeeeeeeeeeeLL it is an old friend. Since I can remember we have always had it in the shop and used it for a million and one things. Sometimes new and improved, just isn't.
Finnr

[Ted T]

I kinda wounder if that stuff is so good, that maybe I could just take a sip for my arthritis (not much mind you), just a sip.
Then maybe the doctor will just call me "Old Ted" instead of "old RUSTY Ted? Or, if it don't work, the late Ted!
Be safe!
Wo,wo, waite a minute, ... I just thought about it (second thoughts), I'll pass on trying a sip!
Old Rusty Ted

[Ice Czar]

Would you take a bite of "Mystery Sausage"?

So if corn oil is made from corn
Canola Oil, Palm Oil and Mineral Oil from Canola Palms and Minerals
where do we get baby oil?

[stretch]

I use vinagar all the time for removing the scale from my work after forging. If left in for a day or even 2 you can take the steel right down to the bare steel and it will come out a dull gray. Just rubbing it while it is wet and in the water will take the scale off. Wear rubber gloves cause it will make your hands very black. After dipping in baking soda to kill the vinegar, then wash off the soda, dry it well and then a quick wire brush or whatever finish you want works real well. It cleans metal very good and prepares it for almost any finish you want to put on.

[Tyler Murch]

actually canola stands for Canada oil, low acid.

[Flop]

Phosphuric acid, sold under the name Ospho at home depot, lowes, ect in the paint section will neautralize and kill any rust on any metal material excluding aluminum which it will literally eat, not that it rusts. About $5.00 a quart and a quart will last a very long time, one of the best product I have ever used. It also acts as a primer after its applied and has dried, just hit it with a wire brush and paint, or you can leave it alone. I personally like the look of it after it has dried. Here's a pic on the base of a sculpture that I made that was eaten up with rust.

[Flop]

The pic above is before I went over it with a wire brush, the white looking stuff is kind of like scale, most of it can be removed with an air hose but a wire brush is required in some areas.