sckimbershot
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- Feb 1, 2014
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What’s the best way to clean this up?
- Thread starter sckimbershot
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Nice find. For any iron, my opinion is electrolysis. If you don’t have a rig already, or know someone who does, here is a link for how I built mine. I used a 5 gal bucket.
You can YouTube yourself to death in this topic, each person has their own idea and everyone else’s will kill you (slight exaggeration).
Key points….i use a car battery charger (older one) set on 2 amps, arm and hammer powdered laundry soap, and flat bar for anodes.
Never use table salt or stainless steel, and do it outside.
Good connection to target…and a little trial and error, you’ll be fine.
Would start with something else for practice until you get it right.
Oh….soak it in water for a few days beforehand, then go over it with a toothpick and brass brush to get off any scale or dirt. Will speed the process up.
How To Derust Cannon Balls
A Detailed Tutorial on Electrolytic Removal of Rust From Iron Artifacts: How To Derust Iron Cannon Balls, Shells and Grape Shots p37
www.metaldetectingworld.com
You can YouTube yourself to death in this topic, each person has their own idea and everyone else’s will kill you (slight exaggeration).
Key points….i use a car battery charger (older one) set on 2 amps, arm and hammer powdered laundry soap, and flat bar for anodes.
Never use table salt or stainless steel, and do it outside.
Good connection to target…and a little trial and error, you’ll be fine.
Would start with something else for practice until you get it right.
Oh….soak it in water for a few days beforehand, then go over it with a toothpick and brass brush to get off any scale or dirt. Will speed the process up.
Evaporust.
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