The power of white vinegar

pishta said
Ok as promised, my nasty crankshaft going into the soup, with pics
A little out of order but the crank is pretty rusty. Ill check my Mopar kimchi in 3 days. I tossed the little chip in its own container to monitor status.

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A fitting burial?

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Looking Good !

That is going to clean up nice.

If rusted badly sometimes have to pull it out of the vinegar and wire brush the bad rust spots, then put it back in the vinegar dunk for another 24 hours.

Then rinse with distilled water and scrub pad. Blow dry, then WD-40 and a scrub pad to shine it up. Wipe off excess WD-40 with towels.

Ready to polish the journals then,
ready to store, or build your engine.