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Rust & Black Oxide Removal

video Rust & Black Oxide Removal

Remove the rust with electrolysis, then easily remove the black oxide for a shiny finish

15 comments

Jul 9, 2008. 7:36 AMreedz says:

I loathe barbed wire... with a burning passion

Feb 28, 2009. 6:05 PMTRIPLEC says:

rofl, is that a tower of mountain dew behind you? xD

Feb 28, 2009. 7:27 PMreedz says:

Yeah... it had some 140 cans until I recycled it.

Feb 8, 2009. 1:41 AM

sensoryhouse says:

my buddy did that, but he was on shrooms

Jul 17, 2008. 3:06 PMLordinquisitor says:

looks very ouch

Jul 17, 2008. 4:20 PMreedz says:

yeah... very much

Jul 9, 2008. 1:31 PMBelcher1035 says:

Wow. Were you trying to eat it?

Jul 9, 2008. 2:10 PMreedz says:

No, I was at a friend's farm, we were all running around and I hit right into it. There are over 100 stitches in that picture, it was the night that it happened.

Oct 18, 2008. 1:13 PMcowscankill says:

Ouch! 100 stitches?! Did you get any pain reliever?

Oct 18, 2008. 7:04 PMreedz says:

just when I got the stitches in, but thats it

Oct 22, 2008. 11:42 AMOroka says:

Now, was the barbed wire you tangled with rusty or rust free? Also, can you confirm that barbed wire indeed works as intended? just joking ;) That is just ouch! Glad it didn't get you in the eye or anything!

Oct 22, 2008. 2:25 PMreedz says:

Heh, it was actually about 30 years old, so pretty rusty. I guess it is well worth to cost to still be standing strong against a 165 lbs force about 15 years after it was actually needed. If you look closer at the picture, you can see it was less than a cm away from hitting my eye.

Nov 17, 2008. 10:08 PMmortso says:

Hippie, one solace, When the scars toughen up it's great chick capitol! Chicks love scars unless they're zits. sorry for your Pain man! ouch!

Oct 20, 2008. 2:50 PMOroka says:

I got the exact same result using vinegar... just took longer, and I didn't use cola to remove the oxide, just a toothbrush and hot water. I was cleaning rust off of 20 old rail spikes, but I may try this method next time!

Oct 18, 2008. 1:16 PMcowscankill says:

Cool video! I burst out laughing when he said "You will see a thick layer of crud on the surface"