Thread: Rust remover on biscuits mmmmm

I did a little searching here but had not found any mention of one of my favorite rust removers, but I could have missed it. By nature I am a cheap bastard and will go out of my way to save a buck if I can and so when it comes to rust eradication I usually turn to sorghum molasses and water. Like most of what I know I learned from my Grandfather and this is one of those little tricks. Growing up on a farm and very little money to go around, we had to use every little scrap we had and re-purposing rusted parts salvaged from the "scrap heap" was an everyday thing. I can remember scrounging up every rusted nut and bolt for Grand-daddy and putting them in a bucket filled with molasses and water and in a few days they were almost shiny and new. I don't think that he had a particular mixture for it but I can remember getting him a measuring cup of molasses from my grandmother that he would add to a barrel of water so I had started using a system of 20:1 for my mixes with good results. For years I just thought that this was my Grand-daddy's magic secret but then Al Gore invented the internet and I found out differently. Has anyone else used this?

Never heard of it but what do I know...
If it works all the better!

I just purchased a really rusty Shumate that I wondered if I will ever get enough rust off to save. I am going to give this a try.

Thanks

If the razor has gold plate, it won't after the molasses gets to it. I would just put bare blades in because it is very reactive to soft metals.

Yes, I have used molasses and water. I got the molasses from the local feed store and mixed it - 1part molasses/10 parts water. It works well but slow. I now use evaporust, it's much faster but a bit more expensive. It cn be re-used.

It is a slow process especially on heavy rust but I go slow anyway. I have used it on bigger blades such as knives with excellent results. I usually have a couple soaking for a few days while I am working on other projects.

Its new to me. But I am on my way to find some now. I got a pile of blades that Ive been trying to get around too. This sounds too good to be true, but you cant discount it till ya try it. The old ways worked for a reason, glad you were taught them,and shared.

I don't know if anything is on the blade. It is really rusty. Does it change the metal of the razor at all?

Everything comes from nature in one form or another. These simple methods never surprise me. The new improved is the old way made faster by someone who charges for it :<0)

The only thing that is going to "change" the metal is the amount of rust involved. In the late 80's I had a WWII K Bar in my shop that had been found in the Philippines by a customer. After soaking it a few days and a rinse I could see that the majority of the knife had been eaten away by rust. I had to rebuild the edge and tang but the customer and I decided to leave the webbing pattern in the center of the blade as a design feature, it looked like the veins of a leaf, really cool. So, no, it won't change the molecular structure of the razor but it will remove the rust. The rest is up to you.