Bump. Anyone? any tips on how to effectively use Whink?

Hey cn679 - My experience with Whink is limited - but I do know that it's pretty intense stuff - and it does work. - It should be great on your springs.

Last I used it, (wear rubber gloves!) - I used it undiluted in a glass jar. I didn't shoot to fully immerse the parts, but instead just intermittently "tumbled" the pars to be sure everything got coated.

How long may depend on how bad the rust is, but I didn't go more than 10 -15 mins. for my bits. All the while gently tumbling every few minutes. Essentially, I just eyed up how the parts looked, and when they seemed done, I gave them several good rinses, a good drying and then I did use some Brasso and a toothbrush on my springs. I worked on them until they were as good as they were gonna get.

- - Definitely re-read the instructions and take necessary precautions - I worked in a laundry tub - ya don't wanna splash that stuff around and get it in your eyes Hurting

That's my method - but I'M NO EXPERT - You can search Whink rust on the forum for additional info - and/or try a spring or two first until you get an idea of how long you'll need for your parts.

Hope that helps a little.

I used some whink to clean my lug screws and springs once. I put everything in a bowl and submerged all of it in whink. I set a vibrator on top of it and left it all night. next mornin all the zinc and everything was stripped off of the screws and springs. They were black. It made me sick! lol I was going to paint the screws with silver paint, but ended up polishing the screws with my dremel wire brush.

Everything ended up looking fabulous anyway.

Whink is great at dissolving rust.

Usually I just pour it on stuff, or you could pour some in a small container and put small parts in there. You can apply small amounts with a Q-tip. I rinse parts after with plain water to neutralize the acid, then apply whatever coating - often Meguire's Cleaner car wax.

Whink is unusual and the best I've found at what it does - making rust dissapear. If you have a rust stain it works really well. You could use green scrubbies to rub or a wire brush. I use rubber gloves if I think I'll come in contact with it as it stings like crazy under your nails. Water neutralizes it instantly. More often there's no rubbing, just leave it on for say 10 - 20 min.

Once I was working on a white car and there was a rust stain, a foot long drip, and a friend asked me what the Whink was for. I grabbed it and poured some on the rust stain and as we watched, maybe in 8 seconds the rust stain completely disappeared. The look he gave me was like I'd done a magic trick.

It's great for taking rust stains off of car chrome, makes faucets gleam, and if you have an orange rust stain on a shirt that won't wash out (rust won't), if you pour it on you sometimes can watch the rust dissapear right before your eyes.

It's the chemical opposite of rust is how I see it.

im presuming 'winks' is an american product (as ive never heard of it in the uk)

So for us brit's is it like a ***ellery cleaner (like the stuff you dip silver in)

because i've tried soaking springs and threads in coke and its not quite done the trick.

do any uk forum buffs recomend any thing to use?

thanks

:(Yes, Whink is made in the USA...

Maybe these guys will ship it to you?

http://cgi.ebay.com/WHINK-RUST-STAIN-REMOVER-6-OZ-AWESOME_W0QQitemZ280377807666QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item4147d1d332&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14#ht_1785wt_909

The bottle says it contains hydroflouric acid and here it's sold mainly in the laundry department of stores... I think the majority of customers use it for taking out rust stains in clothes, which it is amazing at.

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Works a lot better than Coke... but then I've never tried Whink with rum.

I like the Dawn and Bon Ami method in this section of the Forum.

Perhaps you have these products or equivalents across the pond?

Yes, Dawn and Bon Ami have been around forever here in the USA - they're great products.

Another good way of cleaning metal parts like lugs, bolts etc is to buy some kerosene, which is cheap, and fill a small bucket and dump all the parts in there overnight. Cuts grease like crazy and makes the metal gleam.

Some precautions are in order though, because kerosene puts off stinky fumes and it'll blow up in a heartbeat!

i cant imagine its too nice with coke and ice! may take the enamel off the old gnashers. ha ha