[Cool Hand Lurker]

Sorry about this post on an old thread. Somehow I hit the wrong link and I was back in time about 8 years! Time for back to the future again!


I like to use agricultural molasses. It works by chelation, which is worth looking up on the internet. Apparently there are tiny 'things' in the molasses that actually eat the rust. Sounds like snake oil but it works well and does not hurt the metal or make it brittle.
Check it out, 'rust removal by molasses' just might work.
Another thing, most of these processes work better with a bit of heat but slow down if it is cold.