Vintage pipe pliers/ wrench

[Duner Wi]

Did I leave it in the vinegar too long?

 

[GChief]

I don't think I would put all of my 235lbs into it if I was using that

 

[Duner Wi]

It might work. I want it to grip well pipe as a safety device right above the dog.

 

[GChief]

Depends on the dog probably, most I have had, Great Danes, Chessies and a few different bully breeds, nope. The bullies I have now, yep.

 

[kencombs]

I have a small version of that design pliers. Sold in the 50s/60s as a battery cable tool. Remove badly corroded/round clamp nuts.

But mine looks much better, or did the last time I saw it.

 

[jt candycane]

Did I leave it in the vinegar too long?View attachment 152675

Those were left to rust to long

 

[Ray,IN]

You don't soak steel in vinegar, the object is suspended above the liquid. The vapors do the work. You can sharpen a file this way. Put a few inches of vinegar in a gallon jug, suspend the file above the liquid with a short section of copper wire. In a month or so the file teeth will be eaten away enough that they are sharp again. Just wire brush the resulting corrosion after wire brushing.

 

[GChief]

You don't soak steel in vinegar, the object is suspended above the liquid

Every thing that came up in a search says to soak, I was taught to and have been soaking stuff for almost 50 yrs

From a quick search

"The best way to use vinegar on rusty metal is to soak the item in undiluted distilled white vinegar for 1 to 24 hours (checking periodically), scrub away the softened rust with a wire brush or steel wool, and rinse and dry the metal completely to prevent flash rusting"

 

[Ray,IN]

Every thing that came up in a search says to soak, I was taught to and have been soaking stuff for almost 50 yrs

From a quick search

"The best way to use vinegar on rusty metal is to soak the item in undiluted distilled white vinegar for 1 to 24 hours (checking periodically), scrub away the softened rust with a wire brush or steel wool, and rinse and dry the metal completely to prevent flash rusting"

That must be the quick way, I was taught to leave the object suspended in the vapors for a month. As long as it works, I guess the method is immaterial. Another quick way is electrostatic by using an old battery charger.