Thread: Rust remover on biscuits mmmmm

Ok tried it with no luck, Ok a little, I had mold start to grow on top of the molasses mixture. It stained/ruined a set of scales that took on the color. Took off a little rust and crud. but after a week and mold appearence I gave up on this experiment. In a fairness I could NOT find any sorguhm molasses in metro detroit. So it was the redneck walmart brand that was as close as I could get.

Originally Posted by ultrasoundguy2003

Ok tried it with no luck, Ok a little, I had mold start to grow on top of the molasses mixture. It stained/ruined a set of scales that took on the color. Took off a little rust and crud. but after a week and mold appearence I gave up on this experiment. In a fairness I could NOT find any sorguhm molasses in metro detroit. So it was the redneck walmart brand that was as close as I could get.

GAAHHHHH, I said to use on BARE blades as it will eat soft metal. The scales should never have gone in. Pure sorghum molasses is what you are after, you can usually find it in a feed store.

This is a timely post guitstik !!....I found this a while ago and just got around to reading it after reading your post.
LINK: Molasses rust removal

What I read, he is using 10:1 mix. I have never gone that strong... well, maybe, once, but that was in college and I was drunk.

Very interesting, Guitstik!

I had never heard of this before, always liked treacle and golden syrup though, so I went to the larder to see if we had any - no! Seems like you cannot get real sorghum molasses in the UK - cookbooks with it in, yes; recipes with it in, yes; the product - no.

So I tried to track it down online with no success. The shipping would be a bit prohibitive from overseas...

I did find this site, though (about half way down the page - lantern cleaning info). It seems that it has been used to clean brass for quite a while - it is said to even strip paint if left long enough. The one caveat I found on its use on another site is to thoroughly degrease the article first. And remove bits - like razor scales - of course!

Regards,
Neil

@ guitstik
Very interesting read on this process.
Did you have to put oil on the razor following this treatment - to prevent oxidization and new rust forming?
It would be interesting to try this on a rusty blade if the Sorghum Molasses is available here.
Is the discoloration from soaking in Molasses hard to clean up?
Have you tried to get some photos of the process from initial treatment to finished product?

Sorry about the questions, just want to know how this works out.
Thanks for sharing.

Originally Posted by RickyBeeroun222

@ guitstik
Very interesting read on this process.
Did you have to put oil on the razor following this treatment - to prevent oxidization and new rust forming?Yes, but I do that anyways because I usually buff them out as soon as I have rinsed and dried them.
It would be interesting to try this on a rusty blade if the Sorghum Molasses is available here.
Is the discoloration from soaking in Molasses hard to clean up?Most times it is just a matter of rinsing the material to get it back to proper color. Some times a quick buffing will do as well but for the rare case, you may have to go over it with 2K grit sand paper.
Have you tried to get some photos of the process from initial treatment to finished product?Funny thing, I am a professionally trained photographer but I don't tend to do a lot of photographing of "mundane" things like this because I have a tendency to obsess over things like lighting and presentation, so the answer would be NO.

Sorry about the questions, just want to know how this works out.
Thanks for sharing.

Ricky, the questions are no problem it is the amount of alcohol I have consumed by the time I read them that is.

I do have pictures I took to document the process. But since I went off the reservation and DIDNT follow the recipe it wouldnt be fair to post pics of me making a mess of what should have worked. Unless you all want a good laugh to see what not to do. But I make enough mistakes without pictures thankful ,so that i can say "It wasnt me".Dont want to further incriminate myself.