Thread: How do I remove this nasty rust?
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Old 05-16-12 | 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by ColonelJLloyd
Oxalic acid crystals, water, 12 hours and a nylon brush.
Yup.

My faster dirtier method sometimes works too: Make a paste out of water & Barkeeper's Friend (which has OA in it). Spread it on the rusty area. Wait 5 minutes. Scrub with a scotchbrite pad. This got some rusty old steel rims looking nice last weekend.
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