Actual labor time is great. All I did was a quick once over with a tooth brush about half way though and then a brush and rinse. Maybe 10-15 minutes of actual labor in a wheel including a quick rub down with metal polish.

Actual tub time is long but hands off. I built the tub big enough to take half a wheel. Parts were very crusty as you can see in the before pictures. A wheel takes about 4 hours since you can only do half at a time but it is hands off so you can do other things.
Cranks took about 2.5 hours. That was 2 hours soaking and then I disassembled them hit them real quick with the metal polish and reassembled.

So yes you can turn parts around a lot faster with physical labor and brillo pad or agitating OA with a brush. Electrolysis is saving the physical labor. Just stick it in and forget about it for a couple hours.


They were gummed up and tight when I started. After getting all the corrosion off them with the electrolisis then lubing when done they work fine. The process loosened up all the dried grease and oil. The rear derailleur I did disassemble the cage and serviced the jokey wheels.

Chain was the best part. Took all the rust off and got the 30 years of gunk loosened up if not completely gone. Blew it dry with the air hose and most of the remaining crud blew off in the process. Took very little work to get the chain done.