I think it's important to understand that salt does not make vinegar more acidic. Meaning, the acid concentration (pH) remains the same. However what it does do is convert the acetic acid in the vinegar into hydrochloric acid which is a more reactive acid. That means the acid will react faster at the same temperature but it will still only remove the same amount of rust, given enough time for the reaction to complete.
You don't need salt. Just some vinegar let it soak over night and next day hose it off. You can continue using the same vinegar eventually it'll get nasty black and stink then just dump it out and get new vinegar.
❤❤ soaking the rusty items in regular white vinegar for 2 days and then scrubbing them in a baking soda and water paste before rinsing them with clean water❤ the rust nearly falls off the tool itself❤ can't imagine the salt does much more than be a great abrasive
WELLLLLL. The music is what I like. Sorry you don't appreciate it. But you can still glean great information from my channel. Did you know that music was recorded at STEVE MILLER BANDS recording studio and it airs WORLD WIDE? yup.
Yes it does work but be careful because adding salt to vinegar will remove the paint of your tool. If its black just use white vinegar and it alobe will remove the rust. But if you wanna remove rust and paint down to the bare metal, then add salt to the vinegar. Youre welcome.
I have found that it removes some rust but not all without multiple soakings in fresh baths. Also it leaves all the metal with a black coating, not shiny as you're hoping for. If you have a swimming pool store close by, you can also buy some pool acid, often referred to as Muratic acid but is also known as Hydrochloric acid. This is extremely strong and you should wear latex gloves and protective glasses when handling it. It will remove the rust much faster than the vinegar/salt mixture. Also using a wire brush to remove as much rust as you can before putting parts into the bath will give you better results.
A friend of mine restores old license plates. He uses straight vinegar to clean the plates when they come in. They usually are left to soak for a few days. The old paint is usually gone also when he pulls them out. I will ask him if he ever adds salt. Vey cool you stumbled on the vinegar thing!
I use vinegar for cleaning gas tanks. One day at most. Next day flush the tank with baking soda and water to stop the vinegar. It will eat the tank up if you forget about it.
I know the vinegar alone removes rust very well. I just did that for some of my tools today. Give that a try. I'm Not sure that adding the salt accomplishes anything extra?
i'd bet they're all a bit lighter now than when they were originally (before the rust), cause vinegar does not selectively destroy rust -- it simply corrodes metal.
That just confirmed what I have heard I seen on another channel where they was using vinegar to restore rusted gas tanks on small. Engine I got a tank on a generator I going to do later
Definitely worth knowing about. I bought a washtub with about 80 pounds of badly rusted wrenches in it. I think I'll use rock salt and get maybe 5 gallons of vinegar from Sam's. Beyond a fresh water rinse and light oiling, is there any need to neutralize the acid to prevent further corrosion? I think I remember biblical allusions to salting the land of an enemy to kill its fertility. Are you sure using the solution as a weed killer won't also prevent desirable species from growing? Also, I wonder whether the solution wouldn't remain effective long after it looks dirty. Thanks for posting this video.
@@pinemeadowshobbyfarmafruga8319 transmission fluid is the best protectant, it has rust inhibitors in it for the metal parts in the transmission. Trust me it works.
You can use this over and over, I put it back in the jugs and after a few days poor out slow as the heavy dirty vinegar stay on the bottom. I use vinegar on bolts, tools, etc
The idea is, salt is an abrasive. it helps to remove the rust. It's also an accelerant TO rust. it promotes it.the chemical reaction you're witnessing is the oxidization of the iron content, and of course the vinegar is eating the micro oxidization. So, essentially, your pitting the crap out of your tools. Just use vinegar, IF your gonna let it soak.
I know pain old table vinegar, will remove rust, it also removes paint, vinegar and salt though...it never occurred me to try it. It works , obviously, but IDk what salt does to the steel. I know i can neutralise vinegar acid with baking soda in water solution, the salt is puzzling me. I'll have to try it for myself, before i can express an opinion.
I have been using Distilled White Vinegar on a customers boat no salt where a water linebe broke and it was saturated in dark brownish gold rust that looks Iike human waste all over the seats and carpet. And the before and after pictures will blow you away!
Elizabeth says from inside her cool house, while it's getting hot outside, this fine, smokey Sunday morning: Remarkable experiment and well worth the trial. I was noticing your fruit tree. Why is it in the ground in the pot? Or is the bottom cut out? Just wondering. Would it be root-bound? I'll definitely keep these results in mind if I should need it. Nothing like success!
@@pinemeadowshobbyfarmafruga8319 lemon juice is acidic, which will dissolve rust. Not sure about the lettuce though... perhaps garnish? Maybe you could add some pineapple, that is quite acidic, & it follows on with the party theme!.
An interesting note for history: During WWII the Japanese Americans were rounded up and sent to internment camps. One camp in Utah, West of Salt Lake City, East of Wendover was constructed. Though the soil was high salt content, nothing would grow, a resident of the camp approached the keepers and asked if you could plant crops. They agreed knowing it was only futile. This citizen planted a grass for his first plant. A cover crop. What this grass did was extract the salt from the upper layers of the soil. Then he gradually, every season planted a different crop which would be rich in adding nutrients to the soil. Then his agricultural endeavors became a success.
What an awesome discovery! Way to go, good job! As I understand it, by adding Salt to the White Vinegar, such makes for Defacto Muratic Acid that will boost the removal of rust. Using heat/ sunlight or a hotplate like for rust removal from small tools or Handguns parts helps as well. Like you properly demonstrated, such an operation should be done in an open air environment due to dangerous fumes produced . It is a good idea to wear a Respirator Glasses and Gloves while doing this rust removal work. I've also seen some people use Baking Soda mixed with White Vinegar, which also seems like an effective rust removal mix for rust on tools and firearms. I do wonder if it would do nothing or help or hurt if one would add Baking soda along with the Salt and White Vinegar mix? I will look further into this. Bravo, you really discovered an awesome method to effectively remove rust from steel tools! As well as make an effective Weed Killer afterwards. When I make my Weed Killing soultion, I add Dishwashing Detergent to White Vinegar and Salt and make it in a professional Spray Bottle from Home Depot, which is an awesome, effective, safe solution dispenser to effectively use to kill weeds or to deter dangerous animals as well. Subscribed!
Another video demonstration test showed that ordinary 5% vinegar works just as effective as the more expensive 30%. Adding Salt, is important. As the Salt greatly boosts, it creates a powerful acid that is effective at removing rust from steel. Serns heat helps as well as the gentleman has it in the hot daytime sun.
I think it's important to understand that salt does not make vinegar more acidic. Meaning, the acid concentration (pH) remains the same. However what it does do is convert the acetic acid in the vinegar into hydrochloric acid which is a more reactive acid. That means the acid will react faster at the same temperature but it will still only remove the same amount of rust, given enough time for the reaction to complete.
Thank you for the chemistry lesson.
Thanks!!!
Can you use apple vinger?
@@jinnytripp9940 yes
The best rust remover is Muriatic acid ..this contains hydrochloric acid .. This is the chemical that is produced adding salt to vinegar
Used salt and vinegar for all my rusty parts for years, works great!
Good stuff!
You don't need salt. Just some vinegar let it soak over night and next day hose it off. You can continue using the same vinegar eventually it'll get nasty black and stink then just dump it out and get new vinegar.
I found salt mixed with vinegar works well.
@@pinemeadowshobbyfarmafruga8319 Better than vinegar alone?
❤❤ soaking the rusty items in regular white vinegar for 2 days and then scrubbing them in a baking soda and water paste before rinsing them with clean water❤ the rust nearly falls off the tool itself❤ can't imagine the salt does much more than be a great abrasive
Thanks for sharing!!
Salt dissovles into water.
For instant rust removal try Brakleen. Just srpay on and wipe off.
Salt makes the vinegar a much stronger acid.
Thank you so for this video and for not having annoying music with it. I think you’d make a fun and useful neighbor! 😊 I’ll be trying this tomorrow.
WELLLLLL. The music is what I like. Sorry you don't appreciate it. But you can still glean great information from my channel. Did you know that music was recorded at STEVE MILLER BANDS recording studio and it airs WORLD WIDE? yup.
Thank you..I soaked my tiny hand saw which the blade was rusted. I didn't want to buy another, this works!!
You are welcome!
Always knew this worked but started up a project and wanted to refresh my memory. Love your energy!
Yes! Thank you!
That was very interesting. I gotta say I didn’t think it would work lol. Love it. Learned something new today. Thank you Jerry.
Glad you enjoyed it
Yes it does work but be careful because adding salt to vinegar will remove the paint of your tool. If its black just use white vinegar and it alobe will remove the rust. But if you wanna remove rust and paint down to the bare metal, then add salt to the vinegar. Youre welcome.
Thanks.
Cool cuz I’m always dealing with old Rusty tools & your experiment works easier then the several I’ve tried = cool thanks for sharing 👍
Glad I could inspire.
For instant rust removal try CRC Brakleen Non-Flammable Chlorinated Brake Parts Cleaner. Spray it on and wipe it off - done.
Nice.
I have found that it removes some rust but not all without multiple soakings in fresh baths. Also it leaves all the metal with a black coating, not shiny as you're hoping for. If you have a swimming pool store close by, you can also buy some pool acid, often referred to as Muratic acid but is also known as Hydrochloric acid. This is extremely strong and you should wear latex gloves and protective glasses when handling it. It will remove the rust much faster than the vinegar/salt mixture. Also using a wire brush to remove as much rust as you can before putting parts into the bath will give you better results.
Thanks.
Just bush the metal after the vinegar wash, this guy should have bush it, and coated the tools in WD40. It will remain beautiful.
_Citric_ acid is far safer and cheaper - and as effective as the stronger acids I've found, in case that is useful intel...
That would definitely work, but many may want to use the same principle of using a more safe natural rust remover.
A friend of mine restores old license plates. He uses straight vinegar to clean the plates when they come in. They usually are left to soak for a few days. The old paint is usually gone also when he pulls them out. I will ask him if he ever adds salt. Vey cool you stumbled on the vinegar thing!
Let me know what he says.
@@pinemeadowshobbyfarmafruga8319 Just straight white vinegar. He says if he lets it evaporate off for a day or two before using it, it works better.
I’m really enjoying your DIY tips! Thank you for posting!
Glad you enjoy them and learn a bit. Getting ready to film some more today.
Awesome video I use vinegar to clean rust from fire arms like the bare metals or even to refinish after it has stripped the bluing good cheap stuff
Thank you for watching.
I also hear that adding Baking Soda to the mix of White Vinegar, Salt works on removing rust from firearms.
This is awesome!! Gotta remember this! ALWAYS need rust remover!! I'm very impressed!! God bless!
Thank you!
Salt and vinegar goes good on chips too!😊
Tried that once. Not fond of the taste.
use 1 galon of vinegar, salt and table spoon dish soap, to kill weeds, in 1 gallon pump sprayer
I tried that solution. Did not work on my super weeds, so I got a stronger garden strength vinegar. Not the canning variety.
@@brucemartini2288 will the vinegar plus salt damage the sprayer?
Now I must try this on a 100 year old railroad spike from a mine that operated in 1906
Best of luck on that. Should do the job.
I might need to try this solution
I found it works very well.
Vinegar alone will do the same...just needs soaking for a day or so. I've done several items using only household vinegar.
Salt increases the efficacy of the solution.
I use vinegar for cleaning gas tanks. One day at most. Next day flush the tank with baking soda and water to stop the vinegar. It will eat the tank up if you forget about it.
Great tip!
As vinegar alone will do this a side by side would be a good choice.
Nice.
I know the vinegar alone removes rust very well. I just did that for some of my tools today. Give that a try. I'm Not sure that adding the salt accomplishes anything extra?
I knew that vinegar alone worked, but once I placed salt in it, the rust bubbles off. I used to clean up coins with vinegar and salt.
It works well for rusty motorcycle fuel tanks, it has to sit for 3 or 4 days and up to a week.
@p 4:09 inemeadowshobbyfarmafruga8319
How about adding Baking Soda as well?
From HK. inspired . thanks a lot.
Glad I could help.
Just a FYI, Save yourself some cost, white vinegar will do it alone. I soak the tools for 24hr. The vinegar alone will kill weeds also.
I have special garden grade videgar for weeds. The regular stuff did not touch it.
I love this Texas ranger, he makes a documentary out of a simple video, thumbs up. Salutas
Thanks.
i'd bet they're all a bit lighter now than when they were originally (before the rust), cause vinegar does not selectively destroy rust -- it simply corrodes metal.
Could be.
Merci bien !
Thank you
That just confirmed what I have heard I seen on another channel where they was using vinegar to restore rusted gas tanks on small. Engine I got a tank on a generator I going to do later
Nice. Thanks for sharing.
Definitely worth knowing about. I bought a washtub with about 80 pounds of badly rusted wrenches in it. I think I'll use rock salt and get maybe 5 gallons of vinegar from Sam's. Beyond a fresh water rinse and light oiling, is there any need to neutralize the acid to prevent further corrosion? I think I remember biblical allusions to salting the land of an enemy to kill its fertility. Are you sure using the solution as a weed killer won't also prevent desirable species from growing? Also, I wonder whether the solution wouldn't remain effective long after it looks dirty. Thanks for posting this video.
Pouring it out on the driveway to control weeds is the best location for this stuff. I rinse the tools in clean water and give them a squirt of WD40
I have seen many people use vinegar washes for rust and many use a baking soda(base wash) to neutralize it.
@@pinemeadowshobbyfarmafruga8319 transmission fluid is the best protectant, it has rust inhibitors in it for the metal parts in the transmission. Trust me it works.
You can use this over and over, I put it back in the jugs and after a few days poor out slow as the heavy dirty vinegar stay on the bottom. I use vinegar on bolts, tools, etc
I also do the same reusing the ammonia when soaking metal such as bronze silver etc in it to remove tarnish.
The idea is, salt is an abrasive. it helps to remove the rust. It's also an accelerant TO rust. it promotes it.the chemical reaction you're witnessing is the oxidization of the iron content, and of course the vinegar is eating the micro oxidization. So, essentially, your pitting the crap out of your tools. Just use vinegar, IF your gonna let it soak.
Yes it is. I found that salt mixed with the vinegar was an excellent catalyst for removing varnish, so I used it on rust as well.
We already know that vinegar alone would remove the rust. My question is : what doe salt add to that?
I find it to work as an accelerant.
Hope the duck is a pet and not for eatingb😅 ... love the results thank you for sharing
Nope, we eat our pets here on our farm.
I know pain old table vinegar, will remove rust, it also removes paint, vinegar and salt though...it never occurred me to try it.
It works , obviously, but IDk what salt does to the steel. I know i can neutralise vinegar acid with baking soda in water solution, the salt is puzzling me. I'll have to try it for myself, before i can express an opinion.
Nice home table top chemistry experiment to conduct with household product. Go for it.
Did you put anything on them after removing the rust? Great!
Will be spraying them with WD 40
Good deal.
Sure is
Put the rusty tools in the solution in a pan and add heat
Wow
I have been using Distilled White Vinegar on a customers boat no salt where a water linebe broke and it was saturated in dark brownish gold rust that looks Iike human waste all over the seats and carpet. And the before and after pictures will blow you away!
Nice tip. Thanks.
you can use straight apple cider vinegar, just let the item soak for 24hrs
Yes, Acidic.
Goody
How do you know that vinegar or several other acids by themselves would not have done as well?
Everyone has vinegar in their cupboard. I was offering a cheap alternative to rust.
Those credits are Bambi meets Godzilla meets early Eddie Murphy movies.
I wonder if Jerry Hanson was involved in this production?
Yup.
Wonder if adding electric current to the mixture would do anything
Perhaps. Let me know how it works out for you.
Thank you
You're welcome
Nice!
Thank you! Cheers!
Elizabeth says from inside her cool house, while it's getting hot outside, this fine, smokey Sunday morning: Remarkable experiment and well worth the trial. I was noticing your fruit tree. Why is it in the ground in the pot? Or is the bottom cut out? Just wondering. Would it be root-bound? I'll definitely keep these results in mind if I should need it. Nothing like success!
Bad knee, awaiting for it to heal so I can dig those holes and plant them. IF all goes well, they will be in the ground this Saturday
try citric acid it will do the same thing a bit more expensive but much safer
Ok. Thanks.
I use a palm of salt and it works
Ok, I may try that next time.
the same on pennies
Yup, that's How I discovered it's use on rust.
I drink salt and viniger" its like pickle juice without the cucumbers! Lol..
Every morning I drink hot lemon water with ginger root and cinnamon.
When I get acid reflux I run to the fridge and grab one of my zesty dill pickles, eat that and it instantly crushed the heart burn.
Hello I have got a generator that is really rusting. Any suggestions
Oh no. Rust it terrible. Dunno what you gonna do to rid the rust. Suppose take it apart and clean part by part.
@@pinemeadowshobbyfarmafruga8319 thanks
You don’t need near the amount of salt you have used 😅
Ok
DONT ADD SALT!!
I found that salt mixed with the vinegar was an excellent catalyst for removing varnish, so I used it on rust as well.
Put a little lemon juice and some lettuce and we got ourselves a party
How does the remove rust?
@@pinemeadowshobbyfarmafruga8319 lemon juice is acidic, which will dissolve rust. Not sure about the lettuce though... perhaps garnish?
Maybe you could add some pineapple, that is quite acidic, & it follows on with the party theme!.
I literally just watched a bunch of videos of intentionally rusting steel panels with salt and vinegar before this
waaaaay too much salt ! 2 table spoons to a litre of vinegar is plenty
You think?
Back in the days when countries went to war. The victors would salt the farm land. So nothing would grow .
And other victors would set up governors to rule over the agricultural regions and displace the aristocrats.
An interesting note for history: During WWII the Japanese Americans were rounded up and sent to internment camps. One camp in Utah, West of Salt Lake City, East of Wendover was constructed. Though the soil was high salt content, nothing would grow, a resident of the camp approached the keepers and asked if you could plant crops. They agreed knowing it was only futile. This citizen planted a grass for his first plant. A cover crop. What this grass did was extract the salt from the upper layers of the soil. Then he gradually, every season planted a different crop which would be rich in adding nutrients to the soil. Then his agricultural endeavors became a success.
To prove it is environmentally safe, pour your used liquid on a spot of grass and show it to us in a week
I do, It's a week killer also.
Would sea salt work
Try it and let me know. I know it will because it is sodium.
You didnt even need all of that salt .... all you had to do is soak it in the vinger and give it 48 hours and just wipe it off with a towel
Perhaps not, but I used salt as a catalyst with vinegar to instantly clean varnish.
Salt causes rust.
Yes it can.
What an awesome discovery!
Way to go, good job!
As I understand it, by adding Salt to the White Vinegar, such makes for Defacto Muratic Acid that will boost the removal of rust. Using heat/ sunlight or a hotplate like for rust removal from small tools or Handguns parts helps as well.
Like you properly demonstrated, such an operation should be done in an open air environment due to dangerous fumes produced .
It is a good idea to wear a Respirator Glasses and Gloves while doing this rust removal work.
I've also seen some people use Baking Soda mixed with White Vinegar, which also seems like an effective rust removal mix for rust on tools and firearms. I do wonder if it would do nothing or help or hurt if one would add Baking soda along with the Salt and White Vinegar mix? I will look further into this.
Bravo, you really discovered an awesome method to effectively remove rust from steel tools!
As well as make an effective Weed Killer afterwards.
When I make my Weed Killing soultion, I add Dishwashing Detergent to White Vinegar and Salt and make it in a professional Spray Bottle from Home Depot, which is an awesome, effective, safe solution dispenser to effectively use to kill weeds or to deter dangerous animals as well. Subscribed!
Nice.
Will try 😂tomorrow
All the best.
" I've never seen something like that in you tube"... 🤣😁😜😂😂😂
What a true....!
That was the 4217 video with salt & vinegar....
It worked very well for me. And for tarnished silver. brass, and bronze I soak them in straight undiluted amonia.
Might need more salt lol..
It worked just fine. Thanks.
Salt will not do anything more then vinegar it self,so that said vinegar is the key
Worked very well for me.
use cleaning vinegar much stronger works much much better!!
I learned in High School Chemistry to add salt. Did they LIE to me?
Product called vinegar 30! High concentration, but first look at the cost effectiveness!
Another video demonstration test showed that ordinary 5% vinegar works just as effective as the more expensive 30%.
Adding Salt, is important. As the Salt greatly boosts, it creates a powerful acid that is effective at removing rust from steel. Serns heat helps as well as the gentleman has it in the hot daytime sun.
Spilled some of the solution on my lunch. The chips were better.
nice
Hope the duck is a pet and not for eatingb😅 ... love the results thank you for sharing
All of my critters do end up in freezer camp. But thanks for watching.