I took the stuff out of the liquid. It's done more than I thought. Btw, just got a NRV tool in the mail.
It has to be over 65° for evaporust to work properly, the warmer the better. got the parts for my 45 today. Hopefully I can get time to work on it tomorrow.
I have it in my 70° house, so all should be well. It is working, I checked on it again. I read somewhere here, that Evaporust eats paint as well, but doesn't seem to be the case on the painted wrench I have soaking in it. Waiting for my 45 kit to get here. Cannot wait to get this thing fired up.
I'm actually hoping it does, as I was going to use stripper on it anywhos. Did the 45's come with different wrenches over the years? Mine doesn't seem to be correct, and is a bit of a loose fit.
About the only things I have to do, is clean up the legs, and put a new NRV pip in it, and a new fuel lid seal. Oh yeah, and getting some kerosene would probably help.
I've noticed spanners aren't a precise fit as you will notice when you try the fit on a cold burner vs a hot one. Believe they are made that way to compensate for metal expansion if you need to tighten a burner. Duane
I've used Metal Rescue, which is a similar product to Evaporust, on some really rusty pot supports. It took a few days to get down to bare metal, but it did a good job. I would check progress every day. ....Arch
Good to know, thanks for the heads up. I just checked again, and the Evaporust sure is a rusty color now, haha. I'll take them out later, and perhaps take the scotchbrite to them.
Are the trivet rings made of solid brass? Doesn't seem heavy enough, and looks pitted. Is citric acid the best to use for the rings as well? Or, is there another method better? Thanks.
Those trivets are pressed steel. The “gold” will burn off with use. I clean them (electrolysis or Evaporust) then cure them with vegetable oil in the oven - like you would with cast iron. Tony
Definitely not a shelf clean. Just waiting on the kit to get here, to get her going. Cleaning it up in the mean time. Seems odd to me that they would just paint them.
Warrior, I hear ya with "looks pitted" but it's original finish more there than gone. Maybe try to keep it original, maintain the original paint that's on it? Especially if you can expect to have at least one more user trivet in your future. It is not "needed" to use the stove. @warrior
I'm sure I'll end up with another ring, but until then, I'm gonna use it, and use it well. That's what I bought it for.
Incidentally, Warrior, your Coleman oven will work well on the Optimus 45. Here's a photo from a few years back showing the oven on a Svea 106, the very same type of stove:
My personal view is that there is a stark difference between patina and corruption, and that badly corroded brass does not suit any stove. If I find a stove that has spots of bad corrosion I will treat them and let them age gracefully, but sometimes you come across brass that really needs extensive treating and protecting, and that might mean polishing back to "shiny". See here: Coleman Solus made in Canada Cheers Tony
