Rust removal - Coca-Cola

[cliveshelton]

For those who were not aware of this property of Coca-Cola. The phosphoric acid content (which is present to add to the tangy flavour) is sufficient to remove surface rust before further treatment/polishing/painting.

 

[Vallich]

For those who were not aware of this property of Coca-Cola. The phosphoric acid content (which is present to add to the tangy flavour) is sufficient to remove surface rust before further treatment/polishing/painting.

That chap should be wearing gloves, wouldn't want that liquid touching yer skin!

Multi-purpose obviously...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h6_u-Rkbuc

 

[lenseman]

That bottle is filled with something other than Coke. I notice that he does not drink any of that wonderful Cola during the making of that video??



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[longjohnsilver]

That bottle is filled with something other than Coke. I notice that he does not drink any of that wonderful Cola during the making of that video??



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Yes, definitely not coke. I tried cleaning a few coins by soaking them in coke for a day or so. Expected them to come out shining like a new penny, completely disappointed, no different to when I started soaking them.

 

[Buck Turgidson]

It works. It's also a very good window cleaner. We used to use it on aircraft windows on quick turn round in the RAF.

 

[sarabande]

I reckon that Coke is genuine. It fizzes when poured out.

Probably the first bits of dust and light rust then act as an abrasive, enabling the coke as a carrier to to remove most of the rest of the rust.

I suspect different countries have different formulations, anyway.

 

[rotrax]

It works. It's also a very good window cleaner. We used to use it on aircraft windows on quick turn round in the RAF.

I find that surprising-from direct experience.

After a Speedway match where I had a coming together with another rider, causing both of us to fall but the Referee excluded the other guy from the re-run my van windscreen was squirted with Coca-Cola as I drove out of the stadium.
I used the washers and wipers and got a fair way off before I stopped-it was not unknown for fans to get a bit shirty with opposing team riders-and the resulting sticky mess required a stop on the Motorway services to wash it off. It certainly was not clean!

 

[Buck Turgidson]

you need to rinse afterwards!!!

http://www.wisebread.com/51-uses-for-coca-cola-the-ultimate-list

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[Sailingsaves]

I'd like to have seen half done with liquid and other half with just the emery cloth for a fair test.

I just buy phosphoric acid from ebay.