A little Coca-Cola bath for the Fuse (experiment)

[enki_ck]

I'll never drink Cola again.

I'm not as strong as steel and might dissolve.








Looking very good, captain.

[N_N_R]

I'm never buying coke again either 

Unless I need cleaning detergent

[super m]

Very informative thread  I learn something new everyday

Thanks


Brüder, die Brüdern Helfen

[Gareth]

I gotta say I'm impressed.

[Syph007]

Works good eh!

Ya while coke is not good for you I wouldnt be too alarmed.  Inside your stomach is about 0.1 Molar hydrochloric acid and that would probably strip rust pretty well too.  *Note I am not advocating to puke on your Leatherman*.

[detron]

Works good eh!

Ya while coke is not good for you I wouldnt be too alarmed.  Inside your stomach is about 0.1 Molar hydrochloric acid and that would probably strip rust pretty well too.  *Note I am not advocating to puke on your Leatherman*.

but swallowing a micra on a string is encouraged?

[bmot]

Works good eh!

Ya while coke is not good for you I wouldnt be too alarmed.  Inside your stomach is about 0.1 Molar hydrochloric acid and that would probably strip rust pretty well too.  *Note I am not advocating to puke on your Leatherman*.

but swallowing a micra on a string is encouraged?

Or, if you're more daring, a Surge?

[enki_ck]

[Syph007]

Ya there are better ways than this to clean rust of the tips of swords!

[captain spaulding]

Hmmm.... I wonder what the best seasoning for a Micra is? 

[Gareth]

Hmmm.... I wonder what the best seasoning for a Micra is? 

Bacon.  Everything tastes good with bacon.

[kirk13]

Think I might need to give my Fuse the Coke treatment

[MultiMat]

I should of used Coke on my latest Aussie Army BO Swisstool purchase.It had a decent amount of rust in the sliding lock lock plate & it's nooks & crannies.
The Tony method , vinegar , just messed with the BO finish 

[captain spaulding]

I should of used Coke on my latest Aussie Army BO Swisstool purchase.It had a decent amount of rust in the sliding lock lock plate & it's nooks & crannies.
The Tony method , vinegar , just messed with the BO finish 

The Coke might mess with the BO as well but we are not 100% sure yet.

[Syph007]

I should of used Coke on my latest Aussie Army BO Swisstool purchase.It had a decent amount of rust in the sliding lock lock plate & it's nooks & crannies.
The Tony method , vinegar , just messed with the BO finish 

The Coke might mess with the BO as well but we are not 100% sure yet.

Hey that just reminded me I have a couple SAK parts that were BO'd, but finish wasnt perfect so they are in my extras bin.  I think it was just a bottle opener, but I can throw that in coke for a 'does it mess up BO test'.

[captain spaulding]

I should of used Coke on my latest Aussie Army BO Swisstool purchase.It had a decent amount of rust in the sliding lock lock plate & it's nooks & crannies.
The Tony method , vinegar , just messed with the BO finish 

The Coke might mess with the BO as well but we are not 100% sure yet.

Hey that just reminded me I have a couple SAK parts that were BO'd, but finish wasnt perfect so they are in my extras bin.  I think it was just a bottle opener, but I can throw that in coke for a 'does it mess up BO test'.

Sweet. I would be interested to see what happens. 

[Steinar]

I have been told coke primarily works from the sugar functioning as a chelating agent, it is not enough phosphorous acid for that to be the most important reactant. For the same reason I have seen molasses recommended for removing rust. It would have been interesting to compare the results from an appropriate vinegar solution, coke and molasses.

[captain spaulding]

A quick update. I was messing with the Fuse and noticed the pliers head is very hard to close now. It could be a few different things.

- I did not get all the coke out of that pivot area and its sticky in their.
- The Zytel was damaged in some way in the pivot area. (not likely)
- It just needs some oil.
or
- A mix of not rinsing enough and needing oil. ( I think it's this one)


I did not re-oil the tool after the soak and cleaning. The scissors are sticking as well. The Sideclip did not get re oiled either, but everything is functioning perfectly and probably even smoother than before.

[Dragon Lord]

Thanks for the information.
Somehow I don't want coke any more. 

[detron]

I should of used Coke on my latest Aussie Army BO Swisstool purchase.It had a decent amount of rust in the sliding lock lock plate & it's nooks & crannies.
The Tony method , vinegar , just messed with the BO finish 

The Coke might mess with the BO as well but we are not 100% sure yet.

Hey that just reminded me I have a couple SAK parts that were BO'd, but finish wasnt perfect so they are in my extras bin.  I think it was just a bottle opener, but I can throw that in coke for a 'does it mess up BO test'.

Also curious about this outcome

[Syph007]

Thanks for reminding me!  Experiment started!

I took a pic of the BO part next to a stock stainless one to act as reference and the BO part is in the coke. 

[Gareth]

[captain spaulding]

 

[Rux]

 

[Yadda]

I have been told coke primarily works from the sugar functioning as a chelating agent, it is not enough phosphorous acid for that to be the most important reactant. For the same reason I have seen molasses recommended for removing rust. It would have been interesting to compare the results from an appropriate vinegar solution, coke and molasses.

So Diet Coke and Coke Zero wouldn't work?

[Rux]

Thanks for reminding me!  Experiment started!

I took a pic of the BO part next to a stock stainless one to act as reference and the BO part is in the coke. 

[Syph007]

Absolutely no change to the BO part so far.  I'll give it a full 24 hours then take a pic.

[Steinar]

I have been told coke primarily works from the sugar functioning as a chelating agent, it is not enough phosphorous acid for that to be the most important reactant. For the same reason I have seen molasses recommended for removing rust. It would have been interesting to compare the results from an appropriate vinegar solution, coke and molasses.

So Diet Coke and Coke Zero wouldn't work?

If what I wrote is correct: No, Diet Coke and Coke Zero would not work.

[comis]

Absolutely no change to the BO part so far.  I'll give it a full 24 hours then take a pic.

 
I actually look forward to no change, so I will find a good solution to loosen a very very stiff jointed BO SOG.

Capt, this thread is brilliant.  Thank you for all the pix, and hope you will find ways to remove the stickiness at the joint.  But I would imagine it is much easier than removing rust.

[toolguy]

I have been told coke primarily works from the sugar functioning as a chelating agent, it is not enough phosphorous acid for that to be the most important reactant. For the same reason I have seen molasses recommended for removing rust. It would have been interesting to compare the results from an appropriate vinegar solution, coke and molasses.

Coca-cola manufactured in the United Sates contains high fructose corn syrup not sugar.

Coke contains phosphoric acid.Phosphoric acid is produced from phosphates by reacting with sulphuric acid.Phosphorus is an element that occurs in nature.

Phosphoric acid is a predominate ingredient in some rust removal products.

Molasses possesses rust removal properties if it is a low grade that contains sulphur which is usually found in feed and grain stores.Sulphur creates a weak organic acid which does not attack the base metal.

This is why distilled vinegar works,it's a mild acid that removes rust but doesn't attack the base metal,if not left too long in the vinegar.

I'm not picking on you Steiner but there was some erroneous conclusions in your post.