Add the sodium carbonate slowly to the citric acid and water, spread it out (don't dump it in one spot) and in small amounts. There is quite a bit of a reaction.
Yup.. i dumped it all in at once and i had to mop half my garage.. the **** went nutsAdd the sodium carbonate slowly to the citric acid and water, spread it out (don't dump it in one spot) and in small amounts. There is quite a bit of a reaction.
One thing i really hate about evaporust is you use it on 2 items and it's basically dead.. this mixture seems to live a long time soo far.Guys the active ingredient in Evaporust is Disodium EDTA a white powder mixed with water. available by whole sale chemical suppliers or ebay or amazon But citric acid is a whole lot cheaper and just as effective as evaporust in my opinion. A friend who is a chemist at work says evaporust may have changed to a newer formula called MGDAand neutralized citric acid. MGDA can be purchaed from amazon but also is very expensive
Wow, Disodium EDTA is expensive!Guys the active ingredient in Evaporust is Disodium EDTA a white powder mixed with water. available by whole sale chemical suppliers or ebay or amazon But citric acid is a whole lot cheaper and just as effective as evaporust in my opinion. A friend who is a chemist at work says evaporust may have changed to a newer formula called MGDAand neutralized citric acid. MGDA can be purchaed from amazon but also is very expensive
I've had a 5 gallon bucket of Evaporust for a while and have used it several times without issue. Although I've only used it on smaller pieces and keep it covered at all times.One thing i really hate about evaporust is you use it on 2 items and it's basically dead.. this mixture seems to live a long time soo far.
Where are you getting your data? The MSDS sheets for ER I've read are vague, at best. I've been unable to confirm if ER uses disodium, or tetrasodium EDTA, or Oxalic or what.Guys the active ingredient in Evaporust is Disodium EDTA a white powder mixed with water.
Rishi one of my fellow workers has a spectro to analyze the product that's where we got he got the data. Its a few years since he did the work. Recently he felt it is methylglycinediacetic acid trisodium salt, with a reacted citric acid.Where are you getting your data? The MSDS sheets for ER I've read are vague, at best. I've been unable to confirm if ER uses disodium, or tetrasodium EDTA, or Oxalic or what.
Using a dilute nearly-neutral citric acid solution produced the following results (refer to before and after images) on a master cylinder cover. The cover was degreased and scrubbed with a wire brush, prior to 24 hours of treatment. The result still comes out dark (coated with black iron oxide) but easily cleans off if you can reach the areas with soapy water and a wire brush. Observe how the shiny surfaces (where present under the rust) are preserved. The majority of rust products using phosphoric acid (naval jelly, POR-15, EIS Rust Raider, etc.) etch and dull the shiny surfaces. Note I snapped a photo of the where I cleaned the black oxide only part way, for contrast.
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Rishi one of my fellow workers has a spectro to analyze the product that's where we got he got the data. Its a few years since he did the work. Recently he felt it is methylglycinediacetic acid trisodium salt, with a reacted citric acid.
ANYTIME you mix a strong acid with a strong base, you're gonna have a violent reaction. Just dumping them together is gonna be... reactive! But if you do it slowly, a little bit at a time, it won't boil over.Hey fellers the guy in the video says that using caustic soda (sodium hydroxide) with the citric acid instead of baking soda or SC works the same but does not have the reaction that floods your garage floor, has anybody tried this mix?
I normally reccomend molasses, but my buddy in Montana is worried about it attracting bears.
OK thanks, so are you saying the sodium hydroxide will have a violent reaction too?ANYTIME you mix a strong acid with a strong base, you're gonna have a violent reaction. Just dumping them together is gonna be... reactive! But if you do it slowly, a little bit at a time, it won't boil over.
OK thanks, so are you saying the sodium hydroxide will have a violent reaction too?
Sodium hydroxide mixed with citric is sodium citrateHey fellers the guy in the video says that using caustic soda (sodium hydroxide) with the citric acid instead of baking soda or SC works the same but does not have the reaction that floods your garage floor, has anybody tried this mix?
I normally reccomend molasses, but my buddy in Montana is worried about it attracting bears.
It's hard enough saying it one time slow.“methylglycinediacetic” …say that three times fast!
come on, it's not that bad. meth-ill gly-seen dye-***-ee-tickIt's hard enough saying it one time slow.