Evapo-Rust ER013 Super Safe Rust Remover - 5 Gallon Pail

I like this stuff and it works...which means it removes rust, but not stains...which means you still have to polish what is left.

Works great. It takes about 24 to 48 hours of soak time to remove the rust.

Does a fantastic job on rust.

This stuff is nothing short of Awesome!!!! If you are lazy or don't have time to spend hours sanding off rust, this is your answer. I have written maybe 3 reviews my entire life and this stuff is worthy of a review!!! I use it for removing the rust off old weights from bench press sets, works like a charm. Only thing is it takes time, don't think you will take off 20yrs of rust in two minutes, give it 12-24hrs (depends on how bad the rust) and it will come out looking like new! I buy the 5gallon size and boy do I need it, it says you can reuse it over and over but each time you use it, you will notice it takes a little longer to work, after about three heavy uses (massive rusted parts filled to the top of the bucket) it slows down significantly and the product at least in my instance turns black (probably from the paint on the weights i suspect) As far as paint is concerned yes it kinda takes it off a little?? but its seriously is hard to tell because there is so much rust on these weights thats I'm not sure how much black paint was initially there to begin with. It seems to really just attack the rust. Oh and its seems ridiculously safe very low oder but i will say it kinda has a very faint sulfur (rotten egg) smell but like i said very faint and hardly noticeable (also one of the weights got away from me and splashed in the bucket and this stuff went everywhere including my face and nothing at all happen just wiped it of and went on about my business). Yellowish, like a crappy beer, in color. Also whats great about this stuff is you can just leave you project in there as long as you want 2, 3 even 4 days no adverse effects once the rust is removed it just will sit there waiting for your next project, and it will leave the unrusted bare metal alone. Do yourself a favor and buy big!!! If your like me you will start to find tons of metal tools and the like around the house that have rust on it. PS you will need to dunk, at least the rusted area, and leave it submerged, for a significant amount of time so this stuff is NOT good for tables and chairs and the very large objects.

I don't know what voodoo is in this bucket. Honestly, it's so effective, I'm afraid to ask. I'm not afraid because maybe it's ground up puppies or the crumbled hopes and dreams of a generation, no. No, I'm afraid that--believing that this liquid is actually magic, knowing how it works will break the spell. I've had the same $100 bucket for 4 years. An overnight soak in Evapo-Rust turns even the most rusted clump of a tool that I left out in the rain (or many rains) into beautiful, new-looking steel. It has a weird smell; not overtly chemical or biological. Not caustic or bacterial or fungal. Not bad, just weird, which continues to lend to my theory of its magic--or possible otherworldliness. At any rate, whatever it's made of, it's astoundingly effective. As I said, for 4 years, many tools and found items have spent the night in the bucket, and come out cleaner than Andy Dufresne.

It removed rust effortlessly without damaging the metal underneath. The fact that it's non-toxic and biodegradable gives me peace of mind.

Great stuff, the best of rust removal solutions. Unbeatable Price. Will buy again and again.

used it to clean up rust form inside a motorcycle gas tank. took about 1 week (I had used up about 2-3 gallons on the 5 gallon motorcycle tank, and just repositioned it every morning).The tank is fairly clean (I think), I replaced the clocked fuel pump as well, now bike fuel delivery seems to be working fine.