Cleaning rusty tools the easy way!! 

Robin clevett ,you are a very conscientious and a very methodical man.

First saw this stuff being used by some restorers who have youtube channels and have since used it myself. It's witchcraft.....gets rid of rust in under 24 hours and can be reused. No need to pour it away when you've cleaned something, just use it again. Love it. Nice to see it being used by a tradesman and not just restorers.

The channel is a huge delight and these are always a great rewatch too .... one of the few channels I ring the bell for to catch them all. Cheers guys

The icing on the cake is that you're once again able to read the heartwarming message @ 6:39 Truly fantastic. Thank you, Robin.

Just love everything going on with the channel … always stellar content and the production is exciting in the vids too No music tho when Robin is talking is my only minor bs comment Love love love all you guys do

This product really does work as advertised, I was pleasantly surprised.

The best one was the tool cleaning at the beginning of all the lock down saga 2 years ago we was cyncronized on that one within hours of each other 🤗💙

My shed roof gave up a couple of months ago I think I need a bath full of the stuff. Ha ha. Good one Robin.

Robin I use Oxalic Acid, wood bleach, for rust. Restoring old bike parts works great and tools. Agitate the solution with a brush over parts. 8 - 24hrs soaking then neutralise with sodium bicarbonate. Doesn't hurt paint or anything on parts.

Im in the process of cleaning up a hundred inherited tools, this stuff has been a life saver. Used to used vinegar before. Tbh vinegar is amazing too and cheaper

I've had a similar mini disaster with some of my Grandfathers Uncles tools. (pre first world war gear). Cleaning vinegar worked nicely, now I only use tubs with lids that have an o-ring seal for that precious gear. I'll have to give this stuff a try too! Oh, I use a brass brush for clean up, it won't scratch steel because it's softer and it will remove suborn flakes from pits if the tool is pretty far gone.

Evaporust is a great product. Been using it for a couple of years now! Stick it in a dedicated airtight container or bucket with a lid and it'll keep and you cab reuse it quite a few times till it becomes pretty much ineffective. The black is part of the process, no matter what you put in evaporust, it will turn black. I give parts a scrub/rinse with water, followed by a spray with wd40 to drive off the water and prevent surface rust 👍

Great video Roger.

Brilliant-Thanks for sharing. I shall get some and put the second hand rusty Record Vise I’ve recently purchased.👍🏻

It’s probably mainly or exclusively a citric acid solution. I’ve used citric acid to remove rust from car parts and it looks exactly the same as this. It works faster if heated but leaves a bit of a black residue. A big bag of powdered citric acid might be cheaper for the future. Great videos by the way. Loving the big build

Thanks Robin, informative video

Dominic Chinia ( the guy off the repair shop) has a video where he uses a homemade electrolysis set-up to clean up rusty old tools. Well worth a watch.

No need to toss away used solution. It can be used many times and when it gets too weak you replace it. Most of the youtubers i see dooing tool restoration uses this again and again for months. And it's mostly safe for handling without gloves, it's just an amazing product 👍 And also doesn't eat away the clean steel like most other rust removal solutions

I can second the white vinegar, worked wonders on some old rusty bolts from one of my restoration projects

Hi Robin. I really like this kind of content. It's a nice contribution to the other great stuff. I also like the new intro with the floating letters and the salsa music. The stuff seems more effective than my tries with different acids. Mayby someone knows an easy way to get rid of the last part of the black residue. Another chemical bath, perhaps ? PS: can you give us a tour of your workshop pleease :-) ?

I’m pretty sure you can keep reusing the evaporust, I run mine through a coffee filter and put it back in the bottle. Living on the coast in NZ rust removal is a regular job!

Not read all the comments, but I have always used citric acid crystals dissolved in warm water. If you leave the steel too long, it goes black. The trick is to remove them from the solution at the right time. i.e. after the rust has gone, but before they start turning colour.

Lots of testimonials to the effectiveness of Evaporust on RU-vid (that is, examples of its use and effectiveness). What I find most amazing is that you can handle it with bare hands; no need for chemical-proof gauntlets and rubber aprons (though I’m not sure what it would do to clothes, etc). As others have noted, you can reuse it, too.

I find leaving the solution on the tools instead of rinsing them with water keeps the rust inhibited for longer in storage.

Rinse them in some water and leave them to dry in a dark corner. Job done!

You can also use food grade citric acid crystals. 1kg of crystals to 15ltrs of water. Works great, and isn’t toxic.

Vinegar works ok too and is very cheap although a little smelly!

Definitely gonna give it a go with one of my favourite trowels I stupidly left outside last winter, cheers Robin 👍 Ps saw that some mentioned citric acid, might see about that too.

Hi Robin ….. you can get the same results from using white vinegar & it’s a lot cheaper 👍

To stop them going rusty again rapidly you can blue them with some bluing fluid like Birchwood Super Blue.

Best way to clean your tools rob, Buy a 3litre ultrasonic cleaner about £70 And couple of kilos of citric acid (add a cup to the ultrasonic cleaner) 50 degree c for 10mins. Solves the problem

I think it's advised to wash them , to neutralise the acid, but squirt them with WD40 or similar to stop them rusting again

I need some of that stuff for my Ford Transit 👀 🤣

It is good stuff, hand tool rescue channel and a bunch of others use it by the bath full - also, keeps after use. So hold on to it.

Bruce from Sydney Try molasses as well I get mine from a produce store and it’s effective and cheap

Can you submerge tools with plastic handles? Thanks.

Pool acid (Hydrochloric/Muriatic) is much cheaper and you only need a tiny bit diluted into water. Works faster too.

Try soaking them in white vinegar, it does the same thing to rusty tools, or anything with rust on it.

Looks like a good product 👍 just to let you know I had my work shop broken into over the weekend, all festool stuff gone 🤦🏻 DEWALT table saw gone just over £10.000 worth of tools gone so lock them UP 😟👍

Hi robin, do you reckon this would be ok to use on a Stanley block plane and rebate plane? Cheers

Great vid mate ! When's the square gonna be on sale ? Thanks

Just use petrol ?

NOOICE!!

Hi Robin, I seen your recent fix radio video with festool and was really interested in the sys power hub. Do you have any idea if it's necessary to use a transformer with it for 110v tools?

Oh great minds robin, great minds!! you sure we weren't separated at birth 🤔, I'm certainly not special by any means but why is when I think or do something you bring a video out on it ??? Great , absolutely great you the man 💙

Just need a tub big enough for my rav 4

You ever tried Vinegar? as long as you keep an eye on it does the same job

It's very good stuff but will only work for so long before the active ingredients become ineffective against the rust. Next time rinse your container out first as the fluid was also fighting the rust in the bottom of it.

You should oil them afterwards or they will rust again after they dry. A shot of wd-40 will suffice.

That beats wd40 and wire wool any day

You're going to get the health and safety police losing their sh*t saying no gloves with the chemicals😆😆

A bucket of rusty tools 😬I thought this was a carpentry channel, not a bricklaying one😆I need some of that Robin as I've got sweaty hands, and all my tools are rusty🖐Cheers Del

Something from Amazon that is not from China. Good.

Lost count how many times this happens to those tools that you don't use all the time.

Put something rusty in vinegar and see whats better. You may be surprised 😂

Have a can in the shed good but pricey. Save it for the best or hard jobs. For the rest raid the pantry and nick the wife's white vinegar. Works good on just surface rust and cheap.

oh no rusty bits ;(

Robin, stop recommending people buy stuff from Amazon - they don't pay tax here - try to find a local supplier for such things safe in the knowledge they will be paying full UK taxes on their profits. This is what we need to do now, and going forward, it makes good sense.

Coca-Cola has the same effect, the carbonation helps too

Prevention is better than the cure, phone a roofer.

Try electrolysis much cheaper