I was reading in The Armourer magazine a friend sent me. It was telling of restoring by various means. One thing they mentioned to remove rust, was a 1 part molasses to 10 parts water solution. Soak for a few days to a week. Why would that take rust off?
Don't ask me why, but it works Tony. It's probably some chemical reaction, but I found it great for old tools, bike parts even gun bits. It only removes rust and no metal.
Roger
Posts: 1048 | Location: Was NSW, now Tas Australia | Registered: 27 June 2009
1 to 3 is what I mix it with water, to remove rust from the water jackets of old engine blocks. It'll strip out rust and corrosion but will not remove iron, just iron oxides.
Which means it will also remove ALL bluing and black oxide.
Posts: 67 | Location: Bowling Green, KY | Registered: 23 December 2018
it will work , as will lemon juice, and vinegar, I use it on my flea market jewels, axes, etc, and for sharpening files and wood rasps, just wash them off good , or a baking soda water rinse as all the above are mild acids.
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I wouldn't put anything on my gun that tasted as bad as blackstrap molasses, it etches my tongue..Not bad if diluted with peanut butter if you have a hot biscuit to go with it!