The Rust Buster That Keeps On Giving - After 3 Years Evaporust Turns Out To Be Better Than Expected
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- čas přidán 10. 05. 2024
- A few years back we did a side by side comparison between Evaporust and white vinegar to see which was the more effective rust buster. The vinegar did a good enough job back then for us to call it a toss up, but after all this time, the vinegar is long gone, but that same gallon of Evaporust is still going strong and performing as well as it did when we first poured it out of the container.
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The most amazing part of this video is that Uncle Tony is NOT wearing a black shirt.
I didn't notice. I had to go back and look.
I like the Super stock shirt
OR SMOKING
It's dogs sleeping with cats
@@ercost60 MASS HYSTERIA!
Get yourself a new 5 gallon bucket along with a gamma seal 5 gallon bucket lid (the kind that screws on and is air tight), then get yourself a turkey fryer deep basket, dump 2 to 4 gallons of the ER in there and bamm you have a soak tank with ER in it. The problem with doing it the way you did is you lose to much product when you leave it out exposed, cause it evaporates! You dont have to worry about pouring back in the bottle or that it has your favorite oil drain pan tied up!!
I ran mine thru a pump it was a serious contraption I made a wrap for a truck frame had 5 gallons of it 48 hours later ran it back into the buckets lost a quart
Just add water to make up for evaporation.
Its pricey. I would like five gallons for doin control arms, spindles and such larger parts. It works really well and is not acid. Good stuff
Once “they” find out it works it’ll get banned unless reformulated 😂
Its already environmentally safe, water soluble, non toxic. No fumes, non flammable.....I don't think it can be any safer.
Either that or it will be repackaged into smaller containers so you have to buy more to get the correct amount you need
What in the aircraft paint stripper do you mean?
@@aaadamt964 No more MEK is available. So what do you use to dissolve epoxy now?
I'm surprised acetone hasn't been banned yet. Bought a 5 gallon pail now so I don't miss out like all the other stuff that's been banned that I didn't get a chance to stock up on.
When you're dealing with rust under a car, brush or spray on Ospho, let it dry and then apply Rustoleum oil-based paint. Its much cheaper than POR-15 and works at least as good. Its a process that has been used on seafaring ships and boats for decades.
BURN THE RUST
Tony I love evaporust. I use it on just about everything. I had a flood and my tools were underwater, I soaked all my tools and then wiped them with wd40 and theyre still rust free, when i tear down an engine I wash all the fasteners in Purple degreaser then soak them in evaporust. The best part is if you cover the container theyre soaking in it barely evaporates, then after everything is clean let the evaporust sit for a day the dark rust settles to the bottom, then you pour the evaporust off, it lasts even longer that way.....
That's a good idea!
It’s like nails on a chalkboard watching you drop that on that fender
I'm also considering the evaporust soaking thru the t-shirt and how beneficial to the paint that must be!
@@rickshaw6198 Ive soaked Schwinn Stingray frames in er a number of times without issue, sometimes for days at a time. Ive even forgot about one during a cold snap where the er froze solid and the paint was still totally fine.
No gloves were damaged by Evaporust in the making of this video.
I admit I'm a little cavalier the same way.
I keep a large crock pot filled with EvapoRust on my bench. Heat makes it work even better.
On the flip side it hardly works at all below 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
I have used it on the inside of motorcycle gas tanks and it worked great, tanks looked new inside after overnight soak.
Yep, me too. And it will not flash rust after you treat it.
Since I poured it in at the start of my work week I left the Evaorust in the tank of my 75 Honda for 36 hours. After some flushing and a light coat of WD-40 the tank looks like new after six months.
I love this stuff. I always hit my parts with a wire brush to get the loose stuff, rinse off with water then soak it for 24 hrs. Then take it out, hit with a wire brush again, run under water and let it soak for another 12 to 24 hours if needed. Rinse with water and dry, lightly sand by hand with 100 grit or similar and it looks brand new. Amazing product! Will not harm rubber or anything else that I'm aware of. Doesn't smell, non toxic. It's great.
When I just started as a mechanic and wanted to build my own tools I would go to swap meets.. found alot of awesome vintage tools but most were rusted pretty badly... I went to harbor freight bought 2 gallons of evapo rust and a big tub. 3 days after treatment with evaporust i took the tools out used some scotch bright pads and a rag.. My vintage tools looks so good now!
At least they are made in the USA too
I haven't tried Evaporust yet but I intend to. I have used white vinegar with what I'd call amazing results. The other benefit to vinegar if you are a fabricator is that in most cases an overnight soak will remove mill scale from hot rolled metal...24hrs definitely works better though. Guess that's why they call it pickled and oiled when you buy "scale free" plate. Only downside is your parts smell like pickles...but thats something I can dill with...
I bought a 1975 Honda CB125 that had some rust in the gas tank. The rust was fairly thick but no nearly rusted thru areas. I put two gallons in and let it sit for 36 hours. At the end of the time I carefully poured the Evaporust back into it's containers. Three quick flushes with fresh water and then lightly coated with WD-40 and the tank looks like new inside still six months later.
I like using Evaporust in sandwich bags in my ultrasonic cleaner, cuts the time down for it to work from 24hrs to less than an hour!
I recently discovered a recipe for homemade weed killer that actually works , salt , mixed with white vinegar and a little bit of dish washing liquid. I just thought I'd mention it.
I use that all the time, though its technically a 'everything killer'. The vinegar kills, add the salt if you want the area to stay dead, and the soap helps break surface tension so the droplets spread out.
@@sometimesleela5947 Thanks, I wondered about the dish washing liquid part of it.
I might try that.
@@bigjaz8768 I initially tested it on a big tall thistle, I was very surprised to see it turning brown the next day , and two days later was officially dead.
Thanks Barry Cuda, I have an acre of thistles i just bush hogged I really didn't want to go the chemical route. I'll give it a try!
I love the stuff, bought a 5 gallon bucket and have been throwing everything in it off my old coronet.
I used to clean bearings and everything with gasoline and diesel fuel and still do sometimes. Anyone remember the old reddish colored gasoline from the 1960’s thru the 1980’s? I remember as a kid my dad gassing up his truck and all us kids loved the smell of it. You’d run over the hose at the independently owned gas station with your car and you’d hear the “ding ding” of the bell and a mostly polite attendant come out and ask what kind of gas you wanted, regular, premium or ethyl? They’d clean your windshield, check tire inflation, open the hood and check coolant, oil, etc.. if you need oil he’d stick a spout into the round oil can and add oil. You’d just be charged for the oil and gas and nothing else. Twenty five cent a gallon gasoline. My dad would run all week back and forth to work on five dollars of gas and his place of work was twenty miles one way from the house. Every once in a while he’d bring home a chick o stick candy for us or t(e Atkinson peanut butter bars. What a treat we thought. We might get one bottle of soda water once a week. Go ride our bikes and pick up the returnable bottles worth a nickel and turn them into the local ice house maybe get enough money to buy a .15 or .25 cent soda. Oh what a great life we lived. We didn’t have much but we had fun playing outside til dark.
I remember those days well. I was one of the gas station attendants. Checked the oil, cleaned the front and rear windows and made pleasant conversation while doing it. Would check and add air to the tires if customer requested. We’d even clean battery terminals free from corrosion if they needed it. All at no extra cost. I worked there from 15 years old until i graduated from college.
The black thumb seal of approval.... 👍
You know the thing
Coming back to a product after 3 years is some dedication, thanks Tony!
Just about every machine I've ever restored, I owe it's current condition to evaporust.
Works great in an ultrasonic cleaner
Take a look at a similar product called Rust 911. I have been using it for quite a few years. I originally got it at one of the Carlisle shows. It comes as a concentrate you mix with water and ends up being around $5 a gallon. Works just like Evaporust.
Biggest drawback to the vinegar is that it continues to etch as long as the part is in there. The evaporust only takes the rust off, so no need to worry about how long the part gets left in the tub. There is one thing to be aware of though, if the part is only partially submerged for an extended period an etch line can develop as the solution evaporates.
Problem with the vinegar is its acid. It will get into the pores of iron and then slowly come out after the part is painted. I have seen if come right through the paint on boat parts.
Exactly, I've had remarkably good luck painting parts done in evapo-rust, so I keep using it. I have run across several videos showing how you can make your own with some kind of citric acid(I think). But I've been reusing the same gallon cut 50/50 with distilled water for over a year, so I haven't tried to make more yet.
I bought a 99 Suzuki Savage 650 6yrz ago... The rust in the tank was soooo bad!!! I used evaporust... It took all the rust out and shez still going strong today!!!
I usually knock any rust off with a knotted wire brush on a grinder, then spray it with Rust-Oleum Rust Reformer primer to convert any rust that was still left in the pores of the metal. I haven't had any issues with rust coming back through.
Rust Reformer is great stuff too, but you can't use it on everything.
I hadn't heard of Evaporust until a few years ago and have yet to try it. But I have been using an almost identical product called Metal Rescue. Works great and is reusable also.
Its excellent and very reusable just make
Sure the parts has no oil or grease
Or it will not work as well
Yeah, I use evaporust to clean the insides of motorcycle tanks. If the tank is bigger than a gallon, just let it clean one side, roll the tank over to get more of the inside, and repeat. It will leave a thin black line where the fluid level was, but that tank will not rust again if you follow the directions.
This stuff worked wonders cleaning the rust out of a slant 225 and radiator. Ran it instead of coolant for a few days.
Hey, with small parts in a harbor freight ultrasonic cleaner with heat, it takes only about a half hour or so and it works extremely well. I am a BIG believer in this stuff! It’s good stuff
And its not from China! Made in Arkansas, USA.
I redid a 1995 gmc frame with evaporust a few years ago did the por15 an 2k clear buddy it's was show room ready easiest job I ever did I wrapped the frame an filled it with evaporust for 48 hours it was just like what you had no rust left washed it did the por treatment an super impressed
I need to dip my entire Jeep XJ into a swimming pool of that :D
Hell, you could call it a "Jeep Rescue Bath" and with a few before and after pictures you'd have a line of Jeeps around the block (although, I imagine occasionally one or two would just completely dissolve 🫤🤣)
Careful with the white vinegar. I found an antique cast iron door latch buried in the yard once and I tossed it in the vinegar bath and forgot about it. Weeks later when I found it the cast iron crumbled like dry mud
I first used it to test it in my motocycle tank maybe 8 years ago. I didn't know at first it was reusable but after, I recycled a second gallon. the second was add to 2 more in a platic 45 gallons. So whenever i need to clean parts, i drop them in my barrel. It's been almost 6 years maybe?
It is great. I also love Krudd cutter in gel version as it sticks to metal and I dont need to brush longer parts over and over. Sometime i wrap à plastic bag over a head, let say and fill the bag.
I use it on my armpits when i get that not so fresh feeling. Lol
In a world of disappointing products and claims, Evaporust turned out to be the rare item i have completely embraced and don’t hesitate to promote. The first time I used it was a pail full of phosphated chassis fasteners, and out of interest, I took a before photo, a day later when I took them out and washed them, I absolutely couldn’t believe how beautiful they were. I never guessed the original black finish we intact and hiding under all the rust and scale, it would have been completely lost had I sandblasted or wire wheeled them.
I use it in a sonic clear and it does a great job....
Works great for cooling systems too
Evaporust is amazing. Sum kinda molecular ionic sumething or other that works!
Thanks for the review and demo. I going to get a couple of gallons now because I really need something like this.
It worked REALLY well on a 75 Honda gas tank with moderate surface rust over the entire inside of the tank. Six months later cannot tell it ever had rust inside.
Thanks Uncle Tony.😊
That stuff is my goto for hardware. Bolts come out clean and wd 40 after I rinse and black oxide coated parts look like new. Had my original container over a year.
Thanks uncle Tony
You know that is the stuff you want to hear and know. Thank you.
Adam Savage from tested really loves this stuff too
Evapo rust will make a Dodge disappear faster than David Copperfield...be careful...
never use acids in your car,..
@@termonostrumanThat's like all rust removers.
Evaporust isn't acidic.
@@rickinmi What's your point? Chemical does not have to be acidic to eat away at the metal?
@@SinsBird It doesn't eat away at metal it eats away at rust. OP's joke is that dodges are nothing but rust. How dumb are you for real?
Thanks for the info Toni I just ordered a gallon
I have never used this, I definitely will on my next project!
Heard about it, found out a local hardware store carried it and bought some. It removed the rust from inside a motorcycle gas tank so well you cannot tell it ever had rust in it six months after treatment.
Awesome product, use it fairly regularly!!
It's a great product ! I use it all the time.
I love evaporust, let me tell you what I just did. Recently bought a 73 Z-28 46K and sitting in a dry garage since 1985. Dropped the tank and its really clean. But what about the lines? Blew out the tank to pump line filled it with evaporust. next day drained and flushed it with brake cleaner. refilled with evaporust one more day drained and flushed with brake cleaner. very confidant that if there was any rust its gone. Next day did the same with the pump to carb line that I could see at both ends had a slight coating of rust. Sat over night flushed it out and no more light rust.
A few years back I soaked a iron exhaust manifold in this stuff and the rust just fell off.
I can also highly recommend Thermocure for flushing out an old cooling system.
Amazing stuff and it wont attack the base metal.
Filter it through a paper towel whilst returning it to the container....
Uncle Tony as a Texan I like ur accent.. Its called evapo rust. Lol Thank you for your videos!!!
Thanks, Tony. I found this product to work VERY well too, but did not know it was reusable!
I absolutely love the stuff. I keep a coffee can with rusty nuts and bolts almost constantly, just take the non rusty ones out, and add a handful of fresh rusty specimens. Low effort, with remarkable results.
I've washed it off and painted right after, always with excellent results. Also doesn't seem to have any effect on painted surfaces, rubber, plastics....
If your trying to cover a larger part, or its something that can't be submerged. Ive used an aquarium pump and a catch can, or soaked towels and laid them across the surface. It doesn't really take all that long to work on surface rust, or light rust stains, but the more aggressive rust, it's ideal to keep it covered in wet product.
Also, pro tip, can be diluted with water so it goes further. Have even used it 50/50 and still had good results.
I had purchased a gallon shortly before your original video comparison and thought 'Snake Oil'. The unopened jug still sets on a shelf in the garage. ...thankfully. Following up on this was stand up of you. Keep Preachin', UT! All the best! --Fink
I haven't personally used it, now I want to buy some 😉
Great product !
HOWdy U-T-G, ...
Thanks
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I use that stuff (Harbor Freight) and that stuff works great and lasts years using it and over. I just dump out the bottom sediment each time I soak parts and poor it back in container. Degreaser well also and leaves original paint markings on parts.
I’ve used inside a motorcycle gas tank with outstanding results
Tony the red shirt really brings out the twinkle in your eyes. 😆
Nice ! Never knew that .
A product that works. Very rare these days
Nice to see you working on the belvedere
I have used vinegar, toilet bowl cleaner, naval jelly, and a few other things to remove light, mostly cosmetic rust. But for serious rust, I use full strength muriatic acid. It is 10 times stronger. You do have to be careful with it. Mainly about not breathing it. It doesn't really react with skin. But boy does it react with metal. It will dissolve aluminum, it will etch iron and steel. I once soaked an entire VW Bug in it, one piece at a time. Evaporust, toilet bowl cleaner, naval jelly, things like Lime-A-Way and CLR are phosphoric acid. Muriatic acid is hydrochloric acid. I have used it to clean rusty motorcycle tanks, and wound up with pinholes in the tank. The metal was so thin that the muriatic acid dissolved enough of it to cause the pinholes. With the tank being rusted that bad, it was no good anyway.
Thanks man.
Thanks for the review. I have found that kerosene works much the same way plus it will dissolve oil and light grease. The kerosene is flammable. I use kerosene in my parts cleaner because it's less flammable than gas and it's cheaper than the commercial parts cleaner. I think white vinegar and Dawn dish liquid work to kill grass and weeds around the house but don't work that well on heavy rust. Diesel fuel works on rust and oil also.
evaporust tends to work best on lower carbon steels in my experience. Didn’t know it was that reusable !
Me and my dad have used it on so many antique bicycles, it is strong enough to take care of rust, while not hurting old graphic stickers, paint, plastic parts. We started diluting it with water(almost half and half) and it still works fantastic.
I get a kick out of Tony’s concern for his fender top…..😂
I picked a 2 gallon bucket of sockets and wrench at a yard sale for like $8. So I just dump the evopo rust in it and left it set for 2 or 3 weeks. Because I forgot about it. They cleaned up nicely
Did the socks come out whiter?
Nice
Thanks for the info unk 👍👍
Good job uncle Tony.
EvapoRust is definitely top-notch stuff. If you heat it in the microwave before use….. not boiling
But sort of about the same temperature as a cup of coffee.
It works even better and in a shorter time when its hot………
Tony I’m remediating the frame on a 2005 sequoia. I stripped it mechanically using an air hammer to get off coating, rust scale and loose material. I will use POR15 paint. I’m wondering what I can use for a rust converter/remover? I’m particular for the inside of the frame.
My thinking for the inside of the frame was washing-> rust converter->
Fluid film spray->
Some transmission oil Into the frame.
Put this stuff in a bucket and set it in the sun when you want to remove rust from something.
It works better when it's hotter.
Oh, and Add a little bit of water because that's what evaporates out of this stuff. Say a couple table spoons per size you're using.
i grabbed a jug of this a while back and was very impressed. i was much less impressed with the white vinegar.
Wow, I always use vinegar, that is impressive. I might buy a bottle of that stuff someday.
Get it done Tony🖐️
I bought two gallons of the Evapo Rust. Both containers boiled completely away without ever being opened. Kind of hard to reuse when the containers are completely empty.
Rustoleum has their version of Evaporust that smells and works just the same. Half the price for a gallon.
I have tried it and the results on heavier rust were not impressive. I used plastic containers with tight fitting lids and soaked some parts for as long as a week. The only thing it seems to be good for is relatively light rust that has been thoroughly degreased first.
Having used citric acid crystals (kitchen/cooking product) then evaporust. They're exactly the same. Same safe, reusable and distinct smell and it's cheaper and it's dehydrated so you can get enough to fill a bath but carry it in a plastic bag.
You watched the same video I did. Personally I've had better results using distilled water (my water has so much stinking lime it will fill a hot water heater in just a couple years).
I have had slightly different luck with evaporust. I bought it two or three months ago and used it on some pretty rusty parts, several times. It did a great job at first but got to the point where it didn't do anything but get the parts wet, even after several days. Maybe something I put in there ruined it or something. Or maybe since I got it recently the formula is has been changed??
Concrete etcher works as well but is less expensive.
Rust911 is a more cost effective product.
It is same as EvapoRust , but comes concentrated.
Just add water.
1 gallon makes 16 gallons. And is around $80.
Which is same price of 5 gallon of EvapoRust
I have used them both. Both great product.
But Rust 911 is just more affordable
I've used both. Also, they sell different strengths of vinegar, but I haven't used any of the stronger stuff yet.
You should probably use a coffee filter when pouring it back into bottle.
it is good stuff
So do you typically use the fender of your car as a work bench ?
Oh own up Tony, you wire brushed the hell out of the piece you've been soaking before you dunked it 😅! Troll tryout here. TBT I think I'm gonna' try it.
Nice! I may look into that. What is your take on muriatic acid for rust eating?
Good to know!!!!
Can you paint over vineger or do you need to rinse it?
what about ospho for hard to get areas you cant dip small pieces? done a review on that?
I understand this product is really good for soaking parts but Is this something you could spray on under a car to treat surface rust? Or is there something better for that?
Evaporust and Super Clean are 2 products I keep around the garage. They just work.
Too KooL, thanks for sharing. What about a Mixture of ER & vinegar, since they evaporate, you're slowly loosing volume, can u mix them, just wondering... - take care
I yue it and had 3 gal tube got hole when part fell over good stuff got 1gal now
How would this be useful to me apart from small parts?
OK, but how did you store it between?
If we could just get UTG to put the long a's in radiator and the short a's in Evaporust. Sometimes I think New Yorkers just mix them up to mess with us.