Product Description

Evapo-Rust is an amazing award winning rust remover. Evapo-Rust is non-corrosive to steel and does not harm brass, copper, aluminum, gold, lead, titanium, steel, cast iron, chrome, solder points, vinyl, plastic, rubber, silicone, glass, cork, or wood. Evapo-Rust has an indefnite shelf life. On average, one gallon de-rusts up to 300 pounds of light to moderately rusted steel.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1658 in Home Improvement
• Brand: Evapo-Rust
• Model: ER004
• Dimensions: 7.50" h x 2.00" w x 5.00" l, 2.00 pounds

Features

• Non toxic
• Easy to use.
• Reusable

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Customer Reviews

Most helpful customer reviews

49 of 53 people found the following review helpful.
And the Winner is... EVAPO-RUST!!!
By Reviewer
This product is excellent. I only got it yesterday from AutoZone and used it with great results on four old rusty tools: two pairs of tin snips and two pairs of side cutters. I love the older hand tools because they were all made in the USA and they scream *high quality*! You can get them for dirt cheap at flea markets and such. But the good old steel catches rust over the years and needs to be cleaned.

I was reluctant to remove rust with acid-based chemicals because after the cleaning they would be hard to remove completely from inside the pliers' rivets and when trapped, even in tiny droplets, they could continue their acidic corrosive activity.

Evapo-rust is chemically "mild" and easy to get rid of by rinsing with water, wiping and drying off. Whatever would get trapped inside rivets does not seem to pose the danger of continued corrosion. After the cleaning spray the tool with a good water repellent lubricant.

This product is not cheap and so I devised a way of using it sparingly. I pour it in a new Ziploc bag and place the bag with the liquid in a tall cup. Then I wrap the rusty tool in Bounty (or other strong type) paper towel and immerse it into the liquid inside the Ziploc bag. Towel prevents sharp points of the tool from pinching or cutting the bag and it helps distribute the liquid evenly on rusty surface. Then I raise the level of the liquid in the bag by placing wrinkled paper ball outside of the Ziploc placed inside the cup - so the paper ball fill the space between the wall of the cup and the Ziploc bag thus pushing the liquid upwards.

35 of 38 people found the following review helpful.
I Was Skeptical, But This Really Works!
By J H Murphy
I often buy used tools (mostly sockets) from flea markets and such. These often have surface rust. Additionally, I had some tools in a box which I forgot about outside for several years, and these developed serious rust.

I heard about Evaporust on an online forum and thought I'd try it, not expecting much improvement. I was very pleasantly surprised by the results. A decades-old Vlchek universal socket which I still use occasionally (3/4" and 19mm are almost identical in size) had developed surface rust on the middle link (not chromed). Two days in Evaporust cleaned it up very nicely -- not gleaming, but dull, clean bare steel.

The best example was an old nail set which was completely rusted. I put it in a bowl of Evaporust, with the struck (hammer) end just out of the liquid. Two days later, the part below the surface was mostly rust-free, and the part above the surface provided a dramatic before-and-after contrast.

For best result s, wash the part to be soaked in good grease-cutting dish soap, or use a commercial degreasing fluid if you have that. Areas with oil are not de-rusted.

Also, if the final appearance is important, make sure the part is suspended above the bottom of the bowl (or whatever container is used to hold the Evaporust). As the chemical in Evaporust reacts with the rust on the part, it changes color from yellow to black. The resulting black solution is thickest on the bottom of the bowl, and this will permanently deposit itself on the part. On the nail set mentioned above, the pin (nail end)is darker than the center shaft. This may or may not be a problem, and if you want the part to have a blacker appearance, ensure it is on the bottom.

So...this stuff is not cheap, but it works. For tools over a certain minimal value, it's well worth the investment. My only regret was that I didn't buy a five-gallon jug to start! Five stars.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful.
GREAT STUFF THAT WORKS
By Al Jensen
I had a Farmall M that had the motor stuck, so I pulled the head off and almost gave up. I then researched Evapo-rust and purchased a gallon and dumped in the cylinders. I let this sit for 4 days and sucked it out and was amazed! I then put some more in and let sit a couple more days and removed it. I put pressure on a piston and they all started to move, wiped it out and lubed, put the head back on and it runs like nothing happened. I use it quite a bit around the farm and was surprised that it still didn't burn oil. I am sold on Evapo-rust and purchased more.