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.