# Cleaning Rusted Parts **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [April 1, 2010, 9:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-rusted-parts/251251 "2010-04-01T21:27:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 9:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-rusted-parts/251251/1 "2010-04-01T21:27:17Z")
Dunno if this is a repost but saw this on another forum: [http://www.cookhaus.co.uk/vinegar/index.htm](http://www.cookhaus.co.uk/vinegar/index.htm) ---
**Author:** ![keifer75](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/48db29/32.png) [@keifer75](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/keifer75)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 9:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-rusted-parts/251251/2 "2010-04-01T21:31:13Z")
nice, a project of mine for the weekend was to do something with the dumpy looking drums on the rear of my daily, this will be at good first step to prepping them ---
**Author:** ![big\_red](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_red/32/6328_2.png) [@big\_red](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_red)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 9:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-rusted-parts/251251/3 "2010-04-01T21:45:17Z")
I used a similar method on the roof of my mustang. I used muratic acid ![http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/9763/img2275r.jpg](http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/9763/img2275r.jpg) ![http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/6085/img2460c.jpg](http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/6085/img2460c.jpg) ![http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/5285/img2459g.jpg](http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/5285/img2459g.jpg) ![http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/5378/img2461e.jpg](http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/5378/img2461e.jpg) ![http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/2748/img2458u.jpg](http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/2748/img2458u.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2010, 4:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-rusted-parts/251251/4 "2010-04-02T04:10:13Z")
wow, very cool. ---
**Author:** ![Smoosh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/smoosh/32/6419_2.png) [@Smoosh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Smoosh)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2010, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-rusted-parts/251251/5 "2010-04-04T17:00:22Z")
definitely a good thing to know! did you use vinegar for the roof? ---
**Author:** ![big\_red](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_red/32/6328_2.png) [@big\_red](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_red)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2010, 8:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-rusted-parts/251251/6 "2010-04-04T20:47:25Z")
> [@Duffs 6/11/07](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/duffs-6-11-07/30656/59): > > definitely a good thing to know! > did you use vinegar for the roof? read my post. ---
**Author:** ![94Gt5.0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/94gt5.0/32/6377_2.png) [@94Gt5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94Gt5.0)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2010, 10:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-rusted-parts/251251/7 "2010-04-04T22:11:17Z")
Wait, you dont just paint over the rust?? ---
**Author:** ![votblindub](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/votblindub/32/6280_2.png) [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2010, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-rusted-parts/251251/8 "2010-04-05T20:36:09Z")
good shit! ---
**Author:** ![kramerbuccs24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kramerbuccs24/32/6397_2.png) [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2010, 9:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-rusted-parts/251251/9 "2010-04-05T21:29:04Z")
I’m a Brillo pad fan on less severe rust and non scratch-able parts ---
**Author:** ![Smoosh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/smoosh/32/6419_2.png) [@Smoosh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Smoosh)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-rusted-parts/251251/10 "2010-04-06T11:58:52Z")
> [@I'll take 2 please. MTM RS4](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ill-take-2-please-mtm-rs4/30594/19): > > read my post. oh shit… sorry man ---
**Author:** ![Murrdog9000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/murrdog9000/32/6391_2.png) [@Murrdog9000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Murrdog9000)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 12:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-rusted-parts/251251/11 "2010-04-06T12:06:11Z")
yahhh… my dad uses vinegar on all his lantern crap. ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 7:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-rusted-parts/251251/12 "2010-04-06T19:53:23Z")
Coca Cola works, too.