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Old 15th Mar 2019, 1:27 am   #5
Skywave
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Arrow Re: Steel chassis resto How to ?

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Originally Posted by Silicon View Post
I submerged them in some phosphoric acid that is used by caterers to descale kettles, etc.
I use citric acid monohydrate to de-scale my kettle: does an excellent job. Citric acid monohydrate is reality available at many pharmacies, it's cheap and should be effective at removing rust from steel, too, although I haven't tried it for that purpose yet.
As for phosphoric acid, I do believe that that is the active ingredient in 'Jenolite' - the favourite for neutralizing rust on car bodywork.

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