rusty-2-not so rusty chrome

On another thread about Using white vinegar to remove rust a member asked about using white vinegar to remove on some old side pipes,i responded with a link to another thread -

http://www.vintagebmx.com/community/index.php?showtopic=4004702

well i finally decided to actually help out here & went to Ace Hardware & bought a tub of Oxalic Acid {wood bleach}cost me $10.09
here's some real time pictures,

#1.are of the untouched parts-some car {Hudson}& some chopper parts since i'm going to post pictures there too.

 

PART #2 30 minutes later{soaking}just a quick rinse & hit em with a tooth brush

 

I also decided to throw a old carb in the mix to see what would happen???
here the tub acid,45 minutes later the acid/water mix is 'green'

 

Looks like it worked pretty good. Thanks for the tip.

 

The pipes are soaking right now in the white bleach - guess I'll let them soak over nite. The brackets turned out great - had them soaking in the white vinegar.

 

in your thread,the link i posted-a guy said 18 hrs-mine have been sitting for almost 2 hrs-chuck

P/S i realize the hemi valve cover is not chrome but what could it hurt??

update---after 5 hrs everything is still looking the same,

 

well even after 24hrs not much changed,i think 5-7hrs is going to be the best-since nothing changed after that,
{this is at 1tbs per gallon of water}

 

That's not really a high concentration. Suppose its all experiments but the package says quite a bit more for its intended purposes.

 

yeah,i thought about mixing it stronger,but ran out of ideas what to put in the tote.can't put a bumper it or a wheel--i'm looking for a BIGGER tub to put stuff in for next time----chuck

 

Well my lake pipes soaked for about 36 hours and turned out great - better than I expected.

 

Where's the pics? Lets see the pipes kinda curious since I have some similar stuff.

 

Is the Gold Wing a 75 or 76?

 

Build a wood crate and line it with thick landscaping plastic...then you can "dip" large parts...

 

I'm still "old School" in the photo dept - $5 throw aways - I'll get a buddy to take some pixs this weekend.

 

That's exactly how I did my pipes!

 

Looks good, I guess there is hope for all the rusty hubcaps in the hubcap collection.

 

Was the green the zinc coating from the carb coming off?

 

I wouldn't put aluminum in there. Steel and iron no problem.