Home Electrolysis To Remove Rust.

[turast]

Can anybody advise about what to do with the remaining liquid when an object has been cleaned of rust using a home washing soda/ battery charger set up for electrolysis? Is it best to use a fresh mix of water and soda for each de-rusted item, or can you re-use the same mix for another item? If so., does this affect the efficiency of the process? How many goes can you have with one batch of the liquid?

[heathfield]

Seems you can keep using the electrolyte till you think it's looking too disgusting! Have a read of this...

http://www.stovebolt.com/techtips/rust/electrolysis.pdf

[turast]

Many thanks heathfield. I've just done my first object, the blade of a Disston D8 "Thumbhole" saw which I'm rescuing. Results are spectacular, and I'd recommend this as a clean, non-abrasive method of getting rid of rust. The resulting electrolyte is pretty horrible though.