Old 07-15-23, 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Schweinhund
Lye is one of those things that should be used only as a last resort. Get it on your skin, and it just feels slick, you wouldn't know it's eating your skin. Fail to neutralize it and you'll probably regret it.
I would think muriatic acid would be a less destructive option.
It works pretty quick too.
read about it.
https://sciencing.com/clean-rusty-st...d-8319296.html
Muriatic acid is even more destructive than lye. It will eat through the steel tube. I would think cudak888 would chime in on this. If I am remembering correctly he managed to eat the threads right off of a steering tube using the acid. Smiles, MH
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