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 m
uriatic 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