Re: [Biofuel] lye electrolysis for rust removal

oh, duh. . . .thanks for the correction. ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the

Re: [Biofuel] lye electrolysis for rust removal

oh, duh. . . . :-) Never mind... I said the same thing when it finally dawned on me that the archives hadn't vanished after all. thanks for the correction. You're welcome. Best Keith ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org

Re: [Biofuel] lye electrolysis for rust removal

: From: Doug [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Biofuel] lye electrolysis for rust removal To: sustainablelorgbiofuel@sustainablelists.org Date: Sunday, October 18, 2009, 6:10 PM Hi, I must admit I haven't used it yet, but washing soda (sodium carbonate, soda ash) can be used with an iron

Re: [Biofuel] lye electrolysis for rust removal

hi, all, thanks for the replies. i do understand that it won't restore an item to original condition. i was just curious why some would choose to add zinc to the lye bath. seems sort of. . .i'm not sure what word i'm looking for. just seems to needlessly complicate things. keith, you linked

Re: [Biofuel] lye electrolysis for rust removal

Hi Chris hi, all, thanks for the replies. i do understand that it won't restore an item to original condition. i was just curious why some would choose to add zinc to the lye bath. seems sort of. . .i'm not sure what word i'm looking for. just seems to needlessly complicate things. keith,

[Biofuel] lye electrolysis for rust removal

out of curiosity, i did a web search for lye and rust. the search gave 650,000 hits, including some discussion right here. some people add zinc to the lye solution, the idea being, apparently, that the zinc replaces the iron in the iron oxide. anyone have any thoughts on whether there's any

Re: [Biofuel] lye electrolysis for rust removal

Hi, I must admit I haven't used it yet, but washing soda (sodium carbonate, soda ash) can be used with an iron container or rods (not stainless, or you get nasty by-product). A battery charger is used for the power source. look here: http://antique-engines.com/electrol.asp Hope that helps,

Re: [Biofuel] lye electrolysis for rust removal

: [Biofuel] lye electrolysis for rust removal To: sustainablelorgbiofuel@sustainablelists.org Date: Sunday, October 18, 2009, 6:10 PM Hi, I must admit I haven't used it yet, but washing soda (sodium carbonate, soda ash) can be used with an iron container or rods (not stainless, or you get nasty

Re: [Biofuel] lye electrolysis for rust removal

Hi Chris out of curiosity, i did a web search for lye and rust. the search gave 650,000 hits, including some discussion right here. some people add zinc to the lye solution, the idea being, apparently, that the zinc replaces the iron in the iron oxide. anyone have any thoughts on whether