[ausev] Paint question

[m. edmund howse]

Something I've used in the past on my 69 mustang turns the iron oxide 
into an iron chloride.  It's very simple to apply and is almost 
immediately paintable, but I've forgotten what it is. Then again I can 
probably find it if there is any interest.

marv

Charlesvsi at aol.com wrote:

> Yes, phosphoric acid, naval jelly common name. Works wonders, wire 
> brush and or scrape loose rust, It eats into the oxide and turns it 
> black. can be sanded a bit, painted when dry. My old wheelbarrow looks 
> great and has been resurrected from the dead.
>  
> /Chuck Simms/
> e-mail: charlesvsi at aol.com
>  
> In a message dated 3/30/2008 1:42:25 P.M. Central Daylight Time, 
> Gil at Gil.Dawson.name writes:
>
>     At 4:24 P -0600 3/28/08, Chris Robison wrote:
>     >that converts rust into an inert oxide
>
>     Or iron.  Fe2O4 + 2C -> 2CO2 + 2Fe
>
>     We used to scrape a briquette onto a very hot rusty skillet to
>     restore the metal.  Then we'd wipe it with a little oil and it was
>     ready for pancakes.
>
>     There must be some chemical that can reduce Fe2O4 without heat.
>
>     --Gil
>
>
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