Read about chelation using molasses quite some time ago, but never witnessed it personally.
The children found one of my prized shifters (A Bahco small shifter) that had spent a long time "lost" in the wilds of the back yard.
Hopelessly rusty, and the mechanism wouldn't budge.
Went to the stock feed shop after work and bought 20 kilos of molasses ($17, the smallest quantity that they stock).
Put 2 litres in a 9 quart dutch oven that I use for melting lead, topped up with water, then heated to aid mixing.
Threw wrench into the goop, and left sit for a week.
Worked brilliantly. Wrench now wrenches, but comes out so clean that it starts rusting immediately. Photo not of Mori quality.
You can see the "tide mark" where it cleaned up the dutch oven.
Parts must be completely free of grease, and steps need to be taken to stop the rusting immediately.
Could be a great process for pre-treating cast iron pans, steel woks etc before seasoning.
The children found one of my prized shifters (A Bahco small shifter) that had spent a long time "lost" in the wilds of the back yard.
Hopelessly rusty, and the mechanism wouldn't budge.
Went to the stock feed shop after work and bought 20 kilos of molasses ($17, the smallest quantity that they stock).
Put 2 litres in a 9 quart dutch oven that I use for melting lead, topped up with water, then heated to aid mixing.
Threw wrench into the goop, and left sit for a week.
Worked brilliantly. Wrench now wrenches, but comes out so clean that it starts rusting immediately. Photo not of Mori quality.
You can see the "tide mark" where it cleaned up the dutch oven.
Parts must be completely free of grease, and steps need to be taken to stop the rusting immediately.
Could be a great process for pre-treating cast iron pans, steel woks etc before seasoning.