DIY Rust Remover - Can We make Our Own Rust Evaporator???
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- Today we are going to experiment with making home made Evaporust Rust Remover with simple and inexpensive ingredients. This mixture is super cheap and very affective at removing rust from metal.
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When you dont have enough liquid to cover your parts, add something to displace more volume in the bucket. Something like a 1 sealed 1 gallon of water or sealed full 2 liter bottles.
Thanks for the great tip. I will definitely use that when I don't have enough juice to cover the parts.
Mark
You can put your part in a plastic bag, add some rust remover inside the bag, then submerge the bag in a barrel of plain water. If the bag has no holes, you will have the same results. If the bag leaks, either try a new bag with new EDTA at pH 6.5, or just add EDTA and acid to the full barrel and let it sit until you need it.
EDTA attacks Calcium and Magnesium after it attacks Iron oxide rust, but it doesn't attack solid steel. The chelation is a bunch of tiny molecules that give a hug on all 6 sides of the molecule, and keep it from binding elsewhere. It dissolves the rust, literally, and ignores the iron. But I think it will attack magnesium engine parts, so clean it off when you pull it out.
I use marbles, got the tip on another youtube video, works great, a little Evaporust goes a long way when the container is almost filled with marbles, items easily slide into the bucket because the marbles move out of the way easily. Granted I only use a gallon bucket, but bigger containers just need more marbles or whatever you choose.
I think I’ll make some of this Mark. I’ve been using Evaporust and have had good results. Like most chemical reactions, it seems to work better when the shop is warm.
When I don’t have enough volume to cover parts in the bucket I just put in a few ziplock bags filled with water. They displace the solution to cover the part but don’t affect the concentration. I’ve also used clean gravel in ziplocks to do the same thing.
I moved the mixture to a tub with a lid and will be adding some more as soon as the EDTA shows up. Not the fastest but it doesn't damage the steel so leaving the parts in longer is not an issue.
Mark
Cool! I watched the Australians using mollassas a few years ago. They get it cheap in 55gal drums and submerge whole car bodies in large cattle water tanks. I tried it with 16 inch wheels and it worked, just slower. I like this EDTA better for the small stuff. I have a fiberglass fishing boat that I use as an electrolysis tank for large things like bumpers. That works extremely well too.
Yeah I have seen that. Seems pretty messy but affective. Back in the day when I worked at the chrome shop I just took parts to work as we had sulfuric and muriatic acid tanks. Take them in the morning and go home either rust free or chromed😁
Evaporust generally takes 16 to 24 hours for most rust. I use an ultrasonic with heat and it takes 30 minutes, maybe less, but I just have the timer at 30. Rarely, bad rust may take another 15 minutes or so. It’s reusable, so not as expensive as it seems at first. Don’t see the purpose of molasses in the mix. Just remember to wash the parts off right after and spray with WD-40 right away to prevent flash rust.
you can put evaporust in an ultrasonic cleaner ? that might be a super effective solution
Very well done 👍
It would be very interesting to fill an old rustic engine block cooling jacket with your solution and see how it would work. Maybe give it several days.
@@cobbleup It should work pretty well but the solution burns itself out as it removes the rust. It would be safe through as it doesn't eat any non rusted metal
Excellent video! Thanks P.S. EDTA sure has skyrocketed in price over the last few years. One used to make this for less than $1 a gallon.
Yes it has. I found some EDTA 2na that was a lot cheaper and from what I read the ph is better than the 4na. I am going to try it out next time.
Good tip and demo Mark, this looks easier works good and less smelly than using vinegar and water mix we used years ago as rust stopper
Thanks, the odor is different but not offensive. Seems to work pretty well.
I believe that the molasses used for rust removal is the type produced from sugar beets versus molasses produced from sugar cane. Sugar beet molasses is very bitter and is used for industrial uses and some animal feed production. I don't know what the chemical differences are between the two types, but it may have some affect as to de-rusting.
I do know there is no sulfur molasses (used for cooking) and molasses with sulfur in it made from the left over cane which is used for wild game bait and animal food. I couldn't find the type with sulfur in it in a smallish container. The sulfur stuff is super cheap compared to baking molasses.
Thanks for the in depth explanation!
Very cool Mark. Thanks for doing this video!!
You are welcome Jason. The solution seems to use itself up during the process. I am going to try using EDTA 2na next time as it looks to be less expensive and the ph is better.
Yeah, I invested in some Evaporust a while ago, I remember not being very impressed.....
Of course before that I was using muriatic acid. Much faster but kind of dangerous, I put a small part in it once and the next day it had vanished! 😂
I have a sandblast cabinet, but your method looks much easier. Thanks Mark.
The thing about this stuff is it doesn't attack the base metal so you can leave it in longer and not worry and like you said acids are hard to handle and can be dangerous. I left 2 small patch panels in for Ruby for 3 days and it only went after the rust.
Mark
Evaporust won’t be as fast as acid, but doesn’t destroy the metal as acid does. Much less dangerous as well.
Would be interesting to see if adding fumed silica to make a gel would let it be used on things like chassis and fitted panels. I have seen phosphoric acid solutions turned into a gel for stripping rust so it may work for this as well. Probably be less harmful to people too.
That is a great idea! I saw some guy that used a small fountain pump and routed the hose to flow over the rusted areas and let it drip back into the tub the pump was in. Your idea is way better especially if you covered the area with plastic wrap to hold the moisture in while it worked.
I've messed with this as well. if you lightly wire brush the rusted parts by hand (what I think of as breaking the surface) it really helps. it only takes a minute. same with Evaporust.
Very true. Getting the bulk of the loose rust off does speed it up. Agitation seems to help as well to get down into the pits better.
not talking about loose rust. just lightly scratching the surface of the rust seems to let the mixture work faster.@@FoothillPaintandFabrication
Evaporust uses water, triethanoamine phosphate, aluminum sulphate, citric acid and dipropylene glycol methyl ether. It is in their msds. The secret ingredient is the triethanoamine phosphate.
Have a guess on the quantities of each?
@@FoothillPaintandFabrication According tonthe msds it is:
water 55-65%
triethanoamine phosphate 20-30%
the others 1-5%
@@ml.2770 Cool I will check out the costs for the chemicals.
Thanks
Very impressed Mark, I really like the fact that you could make small batches for nuts and bolts etc. I will order the ingredients and make some up. Thanks for the information! Happy Thanksgiving.
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Thanks Steve, Not sure how long it will work or when it will grow weak but the materials are so cheap it is no problem to make more.
Happy Thanksgiving to you too.
Mark
I don't know about the sulfur part. It is dispensed out of a hose like at gas pump. I just bring my 5 gallon containers and fill them up. Farmers fill their tanks of hundreds of gallons. I just came in from my shop where I have several 5 gallon pails that have been working for a week. I pulled out some wire chain that was just a ball of rust. It now looks new. If you leave your metal in for three weeks or more it will develop a black patena like it was painted with flat black paint. I have heard what that patina is but have forgotten but is used for restoring things like old canons etc.
I wonder if heat and agitation would help? A stock tank heater and aquarium circulation pump would work. The mechanic from Wheeler Dealers submerged an entire frame in Evaporust, and it worked perfectly, but the chemical's price makes it prohibitive for the rest of us. Your recipe would change all that!
Heat usually accelerates chemical reactions so that probably would work as well as agitation. Luckily I have plenty to work on while parts soak so I just wait. I pretty much used up the solution by dipping a lot of large parts so it doesn't last forever unfortunately. Making a fresh batch tomorrow with a little more EDTA in it to see if it lasts longer.
Yes EDTA has been used to chelate toxic metals out of your body by the medical community. I actually have a bottle of it in capsule form around here. How'd you get the idea to use EDTA as a rust remover? That's pretty slick. I've always used acid or vinegar. The acid trick is super fast but it is toxic as hell and then dealing with it safely is just a super annoyance. I always wanted to try OSPHO which is basically a phosphoric acid rust converter but I just never got around to it. Last week I needed to remove some galvanizing off of some parts that I wanted to weld and I used muriatic acid. The fumes and the toxicity of that stuff is just horrendous. I managed to get it done but I made sure that there was nothing around that would get splashed and ruined by the acid. I wonder if EDTA would work to remove that zinc coating? This is a very good video! Thanks for taking the time to show us.
Thanks Marcel, I got the idea from someone else but they made it look a little more difficult to formulate. I wanted to test some other ideas as well but nothing worked as good as EDTA and Citric Acid. The solution does work slow but like you mentioned it is safe. I forgot to add the links in the description but just took care of that right now so they should show up in a little while.
Mark
@FoothillPaintandFabrication It makes sense. Rust is iron oxide ,which is basically a free radical. It must bind to the oxide portion of the iron oxide . The stuff is also used as a food preservative. I'll bet you could probably speed it up a little bit if you put a bubbler in the tank, like an aquarium bubbler with a hose and an air stone to keep the solution circulating.
I moved the solution to a big tub and put some patch panels in for my GTO project off a donor car. The heavy pitted areas took 3 days but it never damaged the base metal. I will give your idea a shot if things slow down more. @@marcellemay7721
EDTA is also used in photographic bleach for film and paper. We did Kodachrome processing and had to mix our own chemicals. We bought the stuff in 125 pound bags - a pallet at a time.
A pallet? That is a lot of edta. I am looking for a less expensive supplier in small quantities but haven't found one yet. If you think of one let me know please.
Mark@@melgross
Wow, that was impressive! That stuff worked like a charm. I'll have to make up a batch for myself. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family Mark!
Thanks Doug, same to you and yours.
The stuff should come in handy for your truck project. I moved the solution to a tub so parts fit in better. Just need to make up some more juice so big parts get submerged.
Mark
"a batch for myself" I too feel a little rusty sometimes, maybe this will do the trick. 😉😉
I had my hands it for a while but it didn't seem to help with my creaky joints 😜@@merakrut
I use molasses and water, then rinse and drop the part into phosphoric acid/ water mix.
The phosphoric acid leaves a coating that protects from flash rusting.
How long does it take to strip moderate rust with molasses?
I use to leave it a couple of days, from memory it was 1 part molasses to 20 parts water.
It will eat aluminium and cast metals, I believe.
@@lazyj4732 Thanks. Got some info of the actual ingredients for the real stuff but haven't had a chance to figure costs yet.
Would it be enough to just spray the phosphoric acid on he cleaned part, or does it have to soak a while? Is it like a 50/50 mix? Thanks'
@ibberman I think it's something like 20 to 1 water to acid, it doesn't take too long if you aren't removing rust as well.
I have never tried spraying but would think dipping is better but no harm in trying.
The manufacturers of commercial similar mixtures had to choose a chelating agent. They want to be able to advertise safety of their product (and don't want payouts and litigation down the time line), so they didn't choose EDTA. I can see how EDTA might sound harmless. But i've used it to break DNA into tiny bits. Just something to consider when you choose whether to put gloves over your DNA based hands when working with this solution.
@@balisticsquirel Thanks, I appreciate your concern for my well being. Gloves for sure from now on.
Nice demo 👍
Thanks, works really well. I have cleaned the rust off a lot of large parts since and the solution is considerably weaker now.
Great video Mark. What a tip. I didn't think it was going to work that well. So now you have a gallon of molasses. Break out the pancakes?
I was looking at that bottle wondering what I am going to do with it. I have a few people in the family that bake so I think I will put a bow on it and take it to Thanksgiving.
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If you want the paint removed, soak for a while with Easy Off then rinse (don't get any of this on or in you). It may take more than one application but it will remove the paint. Then do the rust removal.
Thanks Michael, Oven cleaner is the same stuff we used at the chrome shop to strip paint in a huge heated tank. Caustic soda if I remember correctly and oven cleaner burns just about the same when you get it on your skin. I will keep it in mind for sure, thanks again.
Mark
Very cool thanks 🤗🤺👍🏋️♀️☦️
Any idea what you can do to turn your edta into a gel form that will stick to a surface like the undercarriage of a car you want to remove the rust on? Thank you
Hi James
I know there are EDTA gels out there for medical work but I have no idea how they prepare the solution. I was just thinking that since EDTA is dissolved in water perhaps it could be as simple as using gelatin from the grocery store in the solution. It would take some testing to see if it would work and if it reduces the efficiency of the EDTA though.
@@FoothillPaintandFabrication I was thinking the same re the gelatin. There a great product by Rustoluem that's called rust dissolver. It's a spray that gels up. This is a project for the spring. I'm going to experiment and I'll let you know how it works out. Thanks for getting me started.
@@JamesDoylesGarage Absolutely let me know how it goes. I have had luck using cheap plastic wrap to cover paint stripper to keep it from drying out before it can do the job and it should work for this too I believe. I also saw a guy use a small pond pump in a tub of Evaporust where he routed the hose up to the top of his firewall and let it wash over the panel, drain back into the tub and do it all over again.
Good luck on your project
tetra sodium is what spray Nine cleaner is made from 1/10 of 1 % solution, gotta get some
Thanks I will give it a try.
Excellent vid Mark! Just in time as I have a bench full of fabricated parts for the 37 chevy and was going to use vinegar as in the past but the EDTA solution seems to do the job without all the foaming and odor of the vinegar... Got a guess on how long the cleaned and dried parts will stay surface rust free? Lot of humidity here so was thinking need to get some DTM etch primer or something on them right away? Thank for including the links and Happy Thanksgiving to you and fam.
Thanks Don and Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours as well. Since the EDTA doesn't seem to etch the metal I think they will not flash rust as fast as being dipped in an acid. Hard to say but the good thing is if they do a quick bath in the home made brew will clean them right up again. Luckily my humidity is really low here so it isn't as much of a race to protect bare steel. Let me know what kind of results you get with your EDTA solution.
Mark
@@FoothillPaintandFabrication Happy New Year! Just an update on the EDTA solution... made three gallons yesterday and 12 hours later rusted parts are coming clean and rust free with a little light brushing. Really happy with the results and thanks again for the info you shared! Will update again after leaving the cleaned and dried parts as to flash rusting.
That is great news Don. I ended up burning out the solution I made up originally as I dipped a lot of large pieces and it ran out of gas and stopped working. I think upping the amount of EDTA would help it last longer. I will be making a new batch soon. Thanks for the update and Happy New Year!@@DonBrantly
White viniger in a 5 gal bucket
Vinegar does work but it also eats the base material where this solution stops when the rust is gone.
Great video. I've been looking for an alternative to acid.
I'm confused though EDTA is an acid so why when you mix it do you get a ph of 10 that you need to neutralise.
Sure an acid would be beliw 7 when mixed with water.
What did I miss?
True. EDTA is Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid but it's PH is way higher than most acids that come in around a PH of 2. EDTA is a Chelating agent and as I understand it has a molecule or something that binds to the iron oxide releasing it from the metal underneath. That is how I understand it anyways. Not sure how they can call it an acid with a ph that high.
@@FoothillPaintandFabrication thanks, I should have done a search first. Yes aparently they modify the pH to enable it to bind to certain elements more effectively. Did you try using it without buffering the pH down? In medicle applications it seems to be most effective with a slightly higher pH (7.4 to 8)
@@Squintanditsmint No I wanted a neutral ph as I had no idea how long it would be in the solution. I think running a little higher ph would probably work both as a chelating agent and a mild acid and be more effective. I want to try EDTA 2na next time as it is cheaper to see how it works. I did find that the solution burns itself out depending on how rusty the parts are.
100g of citric acid, 40g washing soda, 1 Litre of warm water.
I also use folded up tinfoil to scrub the metal.
That will surely remove rust but the EDTA solution has such a neutral ph and the chelating affect removes rust without touching the base metal. There are many ways to remove rust but for delicate parts I think this solution fits the bill.
@@FoothillPaintandFabrication Just my personal opinion. The washing soda brings down the PH affect from the citric acid to safe levels. Plus the washing soda is dirt cheap compared to EDTA. I’ve seen great results with this formula on everything from a BSA gas tank to delicate, 40 year Ludwig drum hardware.
@@TLervis Are you talking about Borax soap?
I will definitely give your solution a try when I get a chance. I found a cheaper formula of EDTA but haven't tried it yet. Used to be a lot cheaper for non medical grade but it is in everything now.
@@FoothillPaintandFabrication I just know it as washing soda. I’ve heard you can sub it for baking soda. I had some around from when I was experimenting with electrolysis.
I wonder if that (still, after 1st soak, molasses) rusty stripe was a finger print, where the rust was protected by oil.
That made me think, what if you add some soap-type stuff, to cut through any oils that are on the surface?
Like, cut it with Simple Green, maybe 1 cup per gallon.
A ultrasound tank may speed that, too...
Have s spare buzzy sander?
@@Iowa599 I did pressure wash all the parts spraying them with degreaser first. From what I have been told the molasses concentration should have been much higher. Some suggest a wetting agent in the solution. I suppose the test piece could have been contaminated.
@@FoothillPaintandFabrication for the right stuff, it doesn't take much. I was doing something, electroplating I think, and remember ruining a piece by leaving a fingerprint.
@@Iowa599 You are right about that, worked in a plating shop for 3 long years and saw a few jobs ruined because they were handled bare handed.
any one try edta 2na vs edta 4na
All I know is that the ph of 2na is lower so you wouldn't need to buffer it. It does look like 4na is less expensive. Just found a 5 pound bag for 65 bucks. Hopefully someone else will chime in.
Mark
forgot EDTA and molasse. I made my own evaporust with cheap houseold chemicals available everywhere. it work far better than EDTA, and in one or one and half hour it's done. 10% solution at PH7.5 and 20°c. the chelating chhemical I use is mentionned in a free patent.
It cost less than 10€ for 5L, reusable many times.
That is awesome! Can you provide a link to the patent?
Thanks for sharing
Mark
@@FoothillPaintandFabrication hmm... I can't tell you all, it's my secret. if you google search you'll end up to find it !
One little hint, the active chelating salt after chelating Fe ions make a complex salt who was famous in early photography cyanotype.
Good luck
Awesome report. Please share the chemistry or the link. Thanks
Care to share your recipe and save some money for a lot of folks?
@@rogierius you"ll find it if you google search the patent.
Crikey, just use vinegar. EDTA is just a weak acid. Not sure why you think adding another acid (citric) lowers ph to 7. The ph of water is 7. Neither acid nor alkaline. Neutral.
The PH of EDTA needs to be brought down to a more neutral state so the base metal isn't eaten thus allowing a much longer soak time in solution. EDTA is a chelation chemical that bonds to metal on the molecular level, it is not just a weak acid. It is used frequently for heavy metal poisoning in humans. This mix and others like it are great for delicate parts that you only want to loose the oxides from.
Vinegar. Easy, cheap
Very true but vinegar has a PH of 2-3 which is pretty acidic and will eat the metal where this solution will not. Muriatic acid works well and is cheap too but once again dissolves rust and non rusted metal. It all depends on what you are working on I would imagine.
Thanks
It takes a hell of an ego just just whip out an old well known rust treatment on a video of a man doing real testing. We all know about vinegar. Others have already mentioned it in the video. You aren't some genius saving the day.
@@jerbear7952 OK smart ass! Why do you assume everyone else knows that already? I’m just trying to be helpful. Why don’t you focus on that instead of trying to belittle someone! That is why we watch these videos to help one another!
Looks good but your addition of molasses was of no use in that it needs to be a much higher percentage of your mix. I buy feed molasses from a local farmers coop for very cheap. Most of your parts were lightly rusted and can be cleaned well with the solution you propose but a 9 to one water molasses solution will derust heavily rusted items much better without damaging the base metal like many other methods do. The drawback of using the molasses mixture is that it takes 1 to two weeks to complete. The other thing is that some folks dont like handling the scummy solution even though it cleans off easily. A funny story is that one time I had the solution in a plastic tote soaking my parts but the lid wasnt on all the way. I didnt get back to it for about three weeks and when i looked at it the solution was churning and rolling like it was boiling. Turns out that flies had laid their eggs in it and it was a mass of swimming maggots. We are on a farm so it was no problem cleaning up the mess but if you are squeemish you may have a problem with that. The parts were perfectly de-rusted.
Thanks for the info. I was wondering about ants and other bugs but never considered flies laying eggs in the solution. Now if the maggots ate rust too that would be a winner!
The EDTA eats pretty heavily rusted parts but it does burn itself out in the process.
Is the feed molasses sulfur or non sulfur? I was wondering if it changes the effectiveness.
Oh boy.... the acfive substance in molasses removing rust is..... tadaaaa:
Citric acid.
Rust doesn't evaporate. What planet are you on?
@@robertkat Of course it doesn't, it was a play on words with a nod to the well known product with evap in its name.
Molasses is really the better choice. It is cheaper and the liquid can be dumped without causing harm. Remember, when handling chemicals bare handed that your skin is not made of armor. EDTA is a synthetic chemical and not found naturally.
I appreciate the concern for my health. The cheapest I could find molasses was 9 bucks a half gallon which makes a 5 gallon bucket worth about 90 dollars. I did find some bear bait molasses that was super cheap but the shipping was pricey. My mixture was a little over 30 bucks and it is easier to rinse off since it is the consistency of water. If molasses works for you it is an excellent choice.
Mark
@@FoothillPaintandFabrication molasses isn't that strong. A couple spoonful's did nothing. Maybe half water, half molasses or straight molasses and then add your EDTA and bring your PH in line with the citric acid. Alternately, just use citric and baking soda or soap flakes.
I agree that if the molasses is expensive then skip it but if you could double it with half well water you might need less EDTA.
@@burtreynolds3143 Great suggestions, thanks. I did find a cheaper version of the EDTA and if you buy feed grade molasses it is a lot less expensive. For this testing I was just trying stuff out and didn't know what to expect.
Mark