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Thanks guys, I just took the 36 hour picture, but I am late for work will post it as soon as I get home, or come back on my lunch.
It is still working, even though it is a slow process. I have been rinsing with hot water then wiping it down with an old towel to dry it and see what has been removed.
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ok guys, sorry about the delay. Work turned out to take a little longer than I expected today...lots of cakes. here is the picture taken at the 35 hour mark.
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still seeing improvement
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Bpunk - just a thank you for your kindness in posting. This is pretty interesting.
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pink lather, no problem. I had a crap blade on hand, and plenty of molasses. It is still working, so i am gonna leave it in the cup...and now the 48 hour photo
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next time I have an idea that is going to take 2-3 days to complete i should just do it. then post pics. eh, that would take half the fun out of it.
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This is looking more and more like a positive (and very handy!) result.
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Mick,
the blade is not shiny by any means, but the majority of the rust and patina are gone, but a nice even dull finish with pitting.
Now to research this flash rust, so this time is not wasted once it is out.
Hopefully I can have it shave ready by Sunday
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The way that one has come up I'd be curious how it would work on an otherwise good item with just a bit of surface rust. I'm also curious what it would do to etching.
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mick I will check to see if I have anything with etching in bad shape to throw in the jar. and If it removes large amounts of rust over a period of a few days I think something with just a little but of rust would probably be gone by the 12 - 24 hour mark. But it doesn't appear to be eating away at the good metal which makes me happy.
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Reminds me of the time we used coca cola to clean brass coins, bolts and nuts. Do molasses work better?
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Coca Cola would eat the coins, nus and bolts if left in there for to long. So far the only thing missing from this blade is the rust. I am using regular old Brer Rabbit Full Flavor molasses.