Thread: POTATO TEST

I'm all for experimenting, that's most of the fun, IMO. I'll be interested to see how this turns out.

I must say I'm not skeptical that it will loosen rust. I am skeptical that it will result with some rubbing of a semi-abrasive pad, for example, in removing oxidation. Rust is a pain, but it's pretty easy to remove as we know using any number of methods. OXIDATION, OTOH, the bane of all razors that strain to be brilliant, is IME virtually impossible if not impossible to remove without actually sanding it out.

Thanks for doing this experiment.

Chris L

Originally Posted by ChrisL

I'm all for experimenting, that's most of the fun, IMO. I'll be interested to see how this turns out.

I must say I'm not skeptical that it will loosen rust. I am skeptical that it will result with some rubbing of a semi-abrasive pad, for example, in removing oxidation. Rust is a pain, but it's pretty easy to remove as we know using any number of methods. OXIDATION, OTOH, the bane of all razors that strain to be brilliant, is IME virtually impossible if not impossible to remove without actually sanding it out.

Thanks for doing this experiment.

Chris L

Rust is oxidation.

Black stains, splashes of devil's blood, spit or sick; whatever you want to call it. I'm not referring to rust. I, like Glen am referring to the black staining that doesn't come off a razor unless you sand it off.

Chris L

Me? I'm just here for the potato pictures.

I just think they are so interesting!

Vinegar is a solution made from the fermentation of ethanol (CH3CH2OH), which in turn was previously fermented from sugar. The fermentation of ethanol results in the production of acetic acid (CH3COOH). There are many different types of vinegar, each starting from a different original sugar source (e.g., rice, wine, malt, etc.). The amount of acetic acid in vinegar can vary, typically between 4 to 6% for table vinegar, but up to three times higher (18%) for pickling vinegar.

Rust which is oxidation tends to expand the steel it is rusting. Try the following. Take two pieces of steel of identical thickness. Dip one piece of steel into a salt solution and allow it to rust. Once it is good and rusted, measure each piece with a micrometer. You will find that the rusted piece is now thicker than the piece that was not rusted. Rust expands steel --- at least until you remove some or all of the rust.

I also believe that sanding or otherwise machining the steel is the only way to remove rust and the pitting it causes. I protect my machinist's tools, guns, razors and other items from rust and corrosion by using dessicant packs, TuffGlide, Remington Gun Oil and Camelia oil. Once rust begins, the fun stops. Learn to hate rust.

It is very much like auto body work. You must sand it down to bare metal with progressive grits before you can paint it. Then you can buff the razor with various grits of rouge to polish the freshly sanded blade. You are literally resurfacing the steel. There ain't no other way, dude..........
JERRY

You can certainly remove rust chemically, and there are many products made for this in the car restoration world: Bilt-Hamber Laboratories - Corrosion Removal - Deox-C is a good one.

The pitting it leaves behind is another matter, and the only way to get rid of that is to sand or grind!

After the test.

Originally Posted by joke1176

Me? I'm just here for the potato pictures.

I just think they are so interesting!

Is this potato porn? I am going to report him to the League Against Unnatural Potato Activites if it is..............

Great if it works though!

Originally Posted by blueprinciple

Is this potato porn? I am going to report him to the League Against Unnatural Potato Activites if it is..............

Yeh! They'll roast him...

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