Evaporust is Good to Go for rust removal

[sledge]

Picked up som Evaporust at Canadian Tire yesterday and tested it out on a 1907 Enfield bayonet I recently bought on Ebay.

The scabbard had rust on both ends as shown in this pic.

I put it in a glass of evaporust overnight. The clear golden liquid turned to rust colour, and you can see rust particles in the glass. Magic!

When I pulled the ends of the bayonet out, presto - no more rust!
No scrubbing. Just wiped it dry with a rag.

Evaporust is a water based product. It is safe on just about any kind of surface. It did not harm the leather on the scabbard and I have tested it on plastics. No issues. You have to de-grease the item you are de-rusting.
This stuff sells for 10 bucks for a big bottle and I need to buy stock in it!
I have already submerged some old pistol barrels into a new glass of it.

Because it is a rust remover it will take blueing off. All of it. You will need to re-blue anything like that you use it on.

Love this product and since it appears to be safe on everything except rust it's a no brainer. Not sure what exactly it is, since it is patented, but information online seems to suggest it attaches itself only to rust, not the metal underneath, nor any other surface.

Big thumbs up.

 

[Recce21]

Use it all the time on project guns

 

[stickhunter]

I'm a big fan of Evaporust, and it's pretty affordable to boot ($10/liter --- reusable).

As you noted, you have to be very careful with what it contacts as it will remove blueing and patina. For this reason, I only use it if I want to get something spotlessly rust free; otherwise, I prefer to use oil and 0000 steel wool to preserve an aged look.

I've also plugged the chamber end of rusty bores, filled with Evaporust, and left it overnight.

My last derusting project involved some reloading dies with rust on the deep checkered metal --- Evaporust did the trick without any elbow grease.

 

[Smitsauce]

One thing that I noticed when I used it to de-rust and strip the blueing off of an old Cooey M64B, is that you need to submerge the whole item.

I made the mistake of not having a large enough container to submerge the whole receiver and thought that I would just submerge what I could and then turn it over to get the rest. Well, I did that, but forgot about it and got busy doing other things for a week or so and when I finally pulled it out there was a ring eaten into the receiver a bit right where the liquid line met the air.

Worked great at getting all of the rust and bluing off, but I had to spend quite a bit of time with the dremmel getting smoothing that mark off of it!

Ian

 

[maple_leaf_eh]

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I put it in a glass of evaporust overnight. The clear golden liquid turned to rust colour, ...

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and I thought you were showing off a flat rum and coke... ;0)

 

[Coyote Ugly]

I think it looked better with the rust and patina in the first pic.
I can see this fad devaluing a lot of items!

Picked up som Evaporust at Canadian Tire yesterday and tested it out on a 1907 Enfield bayonet I recently bought on Ebay.

The scabbard had rust on both ends as shown in this pic.

I put it in a glass of evaporust overnight. The clear golden liquid turned to rust colour, and you can see rust particles in the glass. Magic!

When I pulled the ends of the bayonet out, presto - no more rust!
No scrubbing. Just wiped it dry with a rag.

Evaporust is a water based product. It is safe on just about any kind of surface. It did not harm the leather on the scabbard and I have tested it on plastics. No issues. You have to de-grease the item you are de-rusting.
This stuff sells for 10 bucks for a big bottle and I need to buy stock in it!
I have already submerged some old pistol barrels into a new glass of it.

Because it is a rust remover it will take blueing off. All of it. You will need to re-blue anything like that you use it on.

Love this product and since it appears to be safe on everything except rust it's a no brainer. Not sure what exactly it is, since it is patented, but information online seems to suggest it attaches itself only to rust, not the metal underneath, nor any other surface.

Big thumbs up.

 

[tjsudbury]

I think it looked better with the rust and patina in the first pic.
I can see this fad devaluing a lot of items!

Thats what I was thinking also. All that nice patina on the bayonet scabbard gone. What a shame.

 

[sledge]

Pics did not quite show the rust. It left it on your hand when you handled it - it was definately not something desirable to have left it as is.

 

[englishman_ca]

Yup, multiplied its value by 50%

 

[H Wally]

Funnily enough I tested this after a sleepless night of my brain running without anything to occupy it.

My theory is that the evapo rust scrubs everything down to bare unprotected metal, and where the metal emerges from the evaporust there's a boundary zone where the evaporust is itself evaporating, but not before scrubbing the metal. Therefore, the metal is constantly being exposed to a humid environment but unable to form a protective coating of rust, so in effect, has been placed in the perfect environment for aggressive corrosion.

Barring this situation, evaporust is a wonder chemical. I keep a bottle or two on hand at all times. Just remember to brush or remove most of the big chunks of rust to avoid using up the chemical prematurely when it's faster to do it yourself.

One thing that I noticed when I used it to de-rust and strip the blueing off of an old Cooey M64B, is that you need to submerge the whole item.

I made the mistake of not having a large enough container to submerge the whole receiver and thought that I would just submerge what I could and then turn it over to get the rest. Well, I did that, but forgot about it and got busy doing other things for a week or so and when I finally pulled it out there was a ring eaten into the receiver a bit right where the liquid line met the air.

Worked great at getting all of the rust and bluing off, but I had to spend quite a bit of time with the dremmel getting smoothing that mark off of it!

Ian

 

[H Wally]

Forgot to say - if you strip your metal and can't get at it immediately, leave the evaporust on it and toss it in a warm oven for a couple minutes. The water will evaporate off and leave a sticky protective film on the metal that will wash off with water whenever you get around to dealing with it. I wouldn't bake it on, but it's pretty convenient if you're short of time and don't want a layer of rust instantly forming.

 

[mwjones]

I definitely would have went at that with a nylon brush and some oil....

 

[Coyote Ugly]

I'll buy some evaporust for my rusty old truck with rusted out holes in it!

Maybe I'll get full suggested retail price (2012 prices) after I pour a few gallons of it all over the truck from top to bottom! lol

Does it magically fix the holes from the rust!

 

[stickhunter]

I'll buy some evaporust for my rusty old truck with rusted out holes in it!

Maybe I'll get full suggested retail price (2012 prices) after I pour a few gallons of it all over the truck from top to bottom! lol

Does it magically fix the holes from the rust!

Sorry, Coyote, it won't. However, it'll sure make those hole shine and bling is all the rage these days.

 

[none]

I'll buy some evaporust for my rusty old truck with rusted out holes in it!

Maybe I'll get full suggested retail price (2012 prices) after I pour a few gallons of it all over the truck from top to bottom! lol

Does it magically fix the holes from the rust!

Duct tape and bondo.

 

[Coyote Ugly]

I just dumped a 50 Gallon Barrel of that stuff onto my truck and the Inline 6 turned into a 7.3 Power Stroke Diesel, it was just like rubbing a Genies Bottle!