Best Home-made rust remover?

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  • bear
    Advanced Member
    • Jun 2010
    • 191

    #16
    pipe wrenches and a hammer
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    • noid
      E30 Mastermind
      • Feb 2008
      • 1529

      #17
      I know my local dealer and probably all other dealers use "Wurth" the company for their sprays.

      My home-made solution in terms of bolts and thing of that nature are to take an angle grinder, grind down the middle and chisel off the head, then its usually fairly easy to screw up the rest without the pressure of the head.
      Your resource to do-it-yourself and interesting bmw and e30 stuff: www.rtsauto.com

      Your resource to tools and tips: www.rtstools.com

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      • TwoJ's
        R3V Elite
        • Oct 2005
        • 4908

        #18
        Electrolysis is the best way to do it in my opinion.


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        • bear
          Advanced Member
          • Jun 2010
          • 191

          #19
          that electrolysis option looks very fun, I feel some shenanigans comin on for the weekend
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          85 528e
          92 325i
          86 535i gone
          92 325is gone

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          • willybustaE30
            Advanced Member
            • Apr 2006
            • 143

            #20
            Originally posted by der affe
            pool acid! works great for eating rust, esp off of old rusty nuts and bolts.
            muriatic acid . put it in a kiddie pool and dip those parts away.
            dont breathe too hard. its caustic. lol

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            • Mossman
              E30 Mastermind
              • Apr 2006
              • 1961

              #21
              I mixed up 48% Acetone 52% atf and it seems to work well so far, although I haven't really had a terrible job to try it on yet. I have some IX strut housings with mangled gland nuts that are soaking in the aforementioned concoction now, might try to finish the job tonight, we'll see how it does. If it frees those up I will be a believer.

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              • nmlss2006
                E30 Modder
                • Aug 2006
                • 910

                #22
                Any acid will work. Vinegar (the kind which is actually acetic acid in solution ~4%) will work fine over a 12h period and is inexpensive and safe. Just scrub the part under the surface of the liquid prior to extraction - while wearing a decent mask, some of the compounds may be nastyish.

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                • TwoJ's
                  R3V Elite
                  • Oct 2005
                  • 4908

                  #23
                  Or mix bleach and vinegar...

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                  • SUICIDE109
                    Grease Monkey
                    • Jun 2010
                    • 326

                    #24
                    Grinder and wire wheel..... not homemade but it works
                    Originally posted by devon.818
                    low key i actually paid attention to the drifting...then saw bouncing tits and went :o
                    Originally posted by devon.818
                    as for a 4hr boner...idk, start using it for things; cup holder, dial the phone, type with it, fix things, diagnose the e30, probe random shit...
                    Originally posted by Mercury[BKM]
                    ...because Machine Gun

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