Bros I had these tent pegs that I wanted to remove rust from. Basically shiny steel only used a few times. Put the bastards in vinegar and come back later to pic related. Why is it going fricking black? and how do I reverse it?
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Bros I had these tent pegs that I wanted to remove rust from. Basically shiny steel only used a few times. Put the bastards in vinegar and come back later to pic related. Why is it going fricking black? and how do I reverse it?
Too late, you've created nerve gas
Oldgay 2014?
People from 2014 are newhomosexuals
You sure those are just steel? They look zinc plated.
According to the maker it’s spring-steel with silver coating. Is there any way to make it shiny again?
Nothing that wouldn't be ruined after a few times of being hammered into the dirt
Silver oxidizes really easily, it wont harm anything, just let it be. Anything you do will more likely damage the coating.
>Why is it going fricking black?
Learn what 'oxidation" is.
>and how do I reverse it?
By removing it, with a wire wheel or abrasive, and then polishing it.
ty gents
Polish it with a Dremel
They are fricking tent pegs, not trophies.
t. Tent salesman
so science class isn't thing in grade school anymore?
Get the drill pegs you drill into the ground with a drill and a drill bit and you don’t need a hammer
Melt milk jugs in your garage and repurpose the plastic as a corrosion barrier coating.
Fill any gaps with plaster.
HDPE doesn't melt, it just becomes like a really stiff taffy consistency. It would be cool if it did and you could dip stuff in it though
>Why is it going fricking black?
It's a good look if you accidentally rust blued the steel.
They're fricking tent pegs. Dump some waste paint on them and done. When they get crusty, repeat. Tent pegs are not israeliteelry.
I'm not a sciencegay but I've both built an electrolysis rig and used vinegar for rust removal. I've found soaking in vinegar for too long will weaken the metal, I just soak for an hour or two and scrub, repeat as necessary. Anyways both methods leave some black rust that isn't protective like a natural patina and will actually rust back up quicker, this needs to be scrubbed with Scotch Brite and removed (at least so none remains that is easily removed with scrubbing). I mainly do this for tools which I then hit with a coat of spray paint, colored or clear coat to protect it afterwards.
At any rate don't just drop stuff into vinegar and forget about them for days, it can eat too much material away and make some metals brittle.
Pic related were some of my grandfather's tools that had been rusty and neglected done with electrolysis and painted or clear coated. Vinegar gives similar results but you can't soak for too long. As you can see some black patina remains after scrubbing but isn't easily removed at this point and as and prone to rusting back (I painted them anyways so it's a moot point)