White vinegar rust removal

daddy2coull · Sep 28, 2014

Has anyone else tried soaking rusty calipers in white vinegar for a couple of days to remove rust? It seems to be pretty popular on restoration forums. Just wondered if anyone on here has tried it. I'm about 12 hours into my first caliper and it seems to be working well.

GATSO · Sep 28, 2014

hi,,its brill but i use malt vinegar £2.65 a gallon from costco and its4.25 % acid takes it right back to the original finnish before it was plated ,,wash off as soon as u have used it and wash then with brake cleaner or thinners and paint ,because it will start to rust while u are looking at it .lol i had mine soaking for a couple of days with a wire brush every now and again.regards gatso

pressbrake · Sep 28, 2014

cheap asda coke

Dan_Trials · Sep 28, 2014

Yeah it's great, seems the cheaper the product the better it works!

cornish rattler · Sep 29, 2014

Does coke / vinegar damage the seals or do you strip them first

GATSO · Sep 29, 2014

vinegar is ok on the seals

discostew38 · Sep 29, 2014

My dad told me about vinegar and how well it works as a rust remover
He uses it for old motorbike fuel tanks
I'd never heard of it before then

LordOWar · Dec 7, 2015

I've just tried vinegar on the clamps for the heater pipe and I am well impressed. £0.44 for a litre is much cheaper than any of the other magic juices.

Thor1950 · Dec 7, 2015

LordOWar said:
I've just tried vinegar on the clamps for the heater pipe and I am well impressed. £0.44 for a litre is much cheaper than any of the other magic juices.

was it white vinegar or yellow vinegar?

LordOWar · Dec 7, 2015

Morrisons savers brown 22p for 580ml , seems to be working on the 3 parts I have tried, the regulator clip on the back of the dash and the 2 hose clamps. The vinegar gets a lovely froth on it as it is doing it's thing, I need to go and find some more stuff to do now. LOL house smells like a chippy though but that's better than the usual stuff.

chris7 · Dec 7, 2015

ID give Chips definite PRIORITY over a brake caliper

wammers · Dec 7, 2015

chris7 said:
ID give Chips definite PRIORITY over a brake caliper

True but you never see a rusty chip.

trax · Dec 7, 2015

it's just acetic acid

greyhair · Dec 7, 2015

Yep works a treat

mick 1986 · Oct 15, 2018

GATSO said:
vinegar is ok on the seals

I know this is an old thread, but will white malt vinegar work?

Thor1950 · Oct 15, 2018

mick 1986 said:
I know this is an old thread, but will white malt vinegar work?

yellow vinegar has a higher acid and will work better, plus it is cheaper.

DevonGuy · Oct 15, 2018

mick 1986 said:
I know this is an old thread, but will white malt vinegar work?

Yup, just remember to neutralise it with a solution of sodium bicarbonate when it's done its work.

mick 1986 · Oct 15, 2018

Thor1950 said:
yellow vinegar has a higher acid and will work better, plus it is cheaper.

I have already bought the white malt vinegar, that’s why I asked. I just didn’t want to soak the bits for a few days to find nothing has happened.

mick 1986 · Oct 15, 2018

DevonGuy said:
Yup, just remember to neutralise it with a solution of sodium bicarbonate when it's done its work.

Thanks very much. I will soak the bits I need tomorrow.

Chrisw8 · Oct 17, 2018

Thought I’d try this and have a play on the old calliper I took off.

....... will post piccies in a few days.

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