On Sep 15, 7:58*pm, m II wrote:
J R wrote:
Molasses for rust removal sounds so goofy, I Just Have to try it out.I
have a lot of very old very rusty tools too, hundreds of them, perhaps
two thousand or more.I am fixin to make a wooden box for my very old
very rusty hacksaws.I have about two dozen of them.If the Molasses trick
works, I will derust them too.
Rust Never Sleeps!

That's a Neil Young song.

The best, and cheapest way to get rid of rust on tools is thusly:

Get a big jug of white vinegar and pour it in a plastic pail. Dissolve
as much regular salt in it as it will take. When you get salt on the
bottom and it's not dissolving anymore, no matter how hard you stir,
it's enough.

A gallon of vinegar will probably take a couple of pounds of salt.

Place rusty tools in the liquid overnight. Make sure the liquid
*completely* covers the tools, or you'll get a line across the metal you
will NEVER get rid of.

This liquid removes only rust and is reusable for months.

- It's also non toxic

? A Gallon of Vinegar is Non-Toxic !

? A Couple of Pounds of Salt Dissolved to the
Saturation Point in Vinegar is Non-Toxic !

Plus add-in all the Dissolved Rust from
your Rusty Old Tools . . .

- when you finally pour it out in the
- back of the garden.

Remind me -n-o-t- to eat anything from
Ten Metres around that 'non-toxic' spot
in your garden [.]