So I have a few rusted out manifolds on some older Coleman stoves. I was wondering if dunking the whole thing in a bucket of vinagar is a good idea or not. I'm trying to find a way to remove the rust before painting. I don't have access to a fine grinder wheel. If not, what else do you recommended? Thanks!
You mean surface rust all over or shape-shifting corrosion pits? Vinegar won’t get the omponents back to bare metal, not by a long shot. A hand-held wire brush can be very effective, followed by a treatment overall with stove blacking paste. That’s got graphite in it and it’s a case of wipe on, polish off. Recent projects. John
Evaporust is effective but expensive, possibly cheaper in Canada though. Great stuff that John - I used something very similar on the underside of the cast iron tripod I posted last year. 'Con' Tripod Stand.
For ferrous metal I'm a great fan of electrolysis. Easy to set up in the home workshop/garage. All you need is a plastic container (5 gallon bucket, plastic storage bin, whatever the part will fit in), some scrap iron or steel (not stainless) and a power source (battery charger, computer power supply, wall wart power supply) and some baking soda or washing soda.
