What can eat through rust?

[Chubbz]

I want to clean my very very rusty grill and I was wondering if there is a way to attack it at a biological level.

 

[loup garou]

Small children, golden retrievers, the homeless, etc.

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: Chubbz
I want to clean my very very rusty grill and I was wondering if there is a way to attack it at a biological level.

nothing can save it once it gets really rusty. The oxidization consumes the steel and weakens it. The grills will get thinner and thinner.

Just by another one, preferably stainless steel. Or even enamelled.

Edit: its not alive so this attack it biologically makes no sense.

 

[unsped]

naval jelly for thin rust, not sure about on an eating surface though.

my recommendation would be media blasting.

 

[radioouman]

sand paper.

 

[ISAslot]

you can chemically change it with phosphoric acid

 

[invidia]

Originally posted by: Chubbz
I want to clean my very very rusty grill and I was wondering if there is a way to attack it at a chemical level.

fixed

 

[randay]

A belt sander.

 

[Mathlete]

Coke.

 

[alkemyst]

404: Biological Level not found.

I'd buy a new grill personally.

 

[Ronstang]

Originally posted by: ISAslot
you can chemically change it with phosphoric acid

Muriatic works better and is easier to get in large quantities in a concentrated form. It is cheap, less than $4 a gallon at Lowe's or Home Depot. Works great too. I use it full strength all the time to dip rusty car parts. Make sure you neutralize it with baking soda/water or lots of water flushing before you do anything else with it though.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: Ronstang

Originally posted by: ISAslot
you can chemically change it with phosphoric acid

Muriatic works better and is easier to get in large quantities in a concentrated form. It is cheap, less than $4 a gallon at Lowe's or Home Depot. Works great too. I use it full strength all the time to dip rusty car parts. Make sure you neutralize it with baking soda/water or lots of water flushing before you do anything else with it though.

make sure you don't use it around other metals too...do this in a backyard not your kitchen.

I have had success with naval jelly.

 

[beemercer]

Originally posted by: Ronstang

Originally posted by: ISAslot
you can chemically change it with phosphoric acid

Muriatic works better and is easier to get in large quantities in a concentrated form. It is cheap, less than $4 a gallon at Lowe's or Home Depot. Works great too. I use it full strength all the time to dip rusty car parts. Make sure you neutralize it with baking soda/water or lots of water flushing before you do anything else with it though.

I think any acid will do the job; I know Hydrochloric acid took the rust off of paper clips I put it on.

 

[50cent1228]

if it just started to rust sand it off

 

[everman]

Coke works great.

 

[50cent1228]

ya if tried coke before it works pretty good