Mr Whippy
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| posted on 12/5/20 at 12:00 PM |
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cleaning car springs with vinegar is it safe?
Hi,
After looking over my cars springs again which looked too rusty to bother saving and giving them a good scrape, they are actually perfectly fine so I
was wanting to used vinegar to clean them before repainting and fitting back on the car. I'd not use electrolysis due to that hydrogen
embrittlement thing but was not sure there would be similar effects from vinegar (I'm no chemist).
Any objections to my plan?
Thanks in advance.
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 12/5/20 at 12:27 PM |
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Acid dips do increase the likelihood, but being frank, I'm not sure that a wipe down, rinse and dry has anything like an effect when compared to
endless driving in a wet, corroded state. That said, it's not my field so I'd defer to someone who's field it is.
[Edited on 12/5/20 by coyoteboy]
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russbost
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| posted on 12/5/20 at 12:29 PM |
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I'm also not a chemist, but the vinegar is only ever going to go "skin deep" & should only significantly affect the rust &
not the surviving steel, so I can't see a huge risk. I accept no responsibility if it goes tits up! 
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JC
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| posted on 12/5/20 at 12:44 PM |
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The risk is that you get very hungry and crave fish and chips!!
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snapper
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| posted on 12/5/20 at 12:52 PM |
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If using vinigar you must use newspaper with it or it won’t taste as good
I eat to survive
I drink to forget
I breath to pi55 my ex wife off (and now my ex partner)
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 12/5/20 at 02:38 PM |
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cool, just off to Asda to buy a few litres, cheers
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Angel Acevedo
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| posted on 12/5/20 at 04:18 PM |
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Baking them at low temp may drive whatever hydrogen was absorbed withoud changing steel properties..
Or so I´ve read...
Beware of what you wish.. for it may come true....
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 12/5/20 at 05:47 PM |
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Oh right, well I can easily give that a go cheers 
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