would vinegar clean rust from cast iron?

[Gill]

Just wondering if this method would or can be used in removing rust and cleaning a rust dutch oven?

 

[ged]

Yes, it will. A wire brush on an electric drill will do it faster.

 

[Karl82]

Vinegar and salt mixed make a mild acid that cleans rust but nothing beats a bit of elbow grease and glass paper as its now called ( Sand paper of us old school )


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[Russell96]

I have used sea salt and a dry cloth before. Works quite well without taking too much of the seasoning off.
Russ

 

[bushwacker bob]

Vinegar and salt mixed make a mild acid that cleans rust but nothing beats a bit of elbow grease and glass paper as its now called ( Sand paper of us old school )


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Aluminium oxide paper, glass paper is now as old school as sandpaper.

 

[Wildwomaninthebush]

Yes it can, though it takes elbow grease and a long time. As others have mentioned

 

[sandbender]

A recent post, here or someplace else, mentioned using a mixture of treacle and water to remove rust, allegedly it works rather well.

 

[EdS]

bowl with caustic soda solution and car battery charger.

Connect object to negative terminal and electrode to the positive. drop in the solution and wait.... works a treat
http://www.instructables.com/id/Electrolytic-Rust-Removal-aka-Magic/

 

[mountainm]

A vinegar bath did my old axe head a treat. I got the flakey stuff off with wire wool first.

 

[petrochemicals]

sorry but ,

glass paper is very fine abrasives made from ground glass, sort of finishing paper, very smooth

sand paper is made from sand

alox made from aluminium oxide

wet and dry suitable for wet and dry use

emery blocks and emery cloth/belts material backed emery. Blocks suitable for polishing etc, cloths suitable for hard applications only, but very good at that.

 

[knifefan]

A wire brush either by hand. Even better one that fits a power drill!! Keep it well oiled and you wont have to do it again

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[bilmo-p5]

EdS has it.

+1 for electrolytic rust removal.