excessive exhaust steam???
Charter Member
06-13-2002, 05:06 PM
#13
It's called Muriatic Acid. It's for cleaning stains on concrete. You have to be careful with this stuff!!! Don't breath it or even touch it.
one time in my shop I poured a couple gallons in a bucket, then let my risers soak for a while.....before i knew it the stuff became "airbourne" (fumes) and took any/all oils off of somethings that were in the shop.....then some tools and things started rusting imediatley!!
If you do it make sure you put something over the bucket because it "smokes" alot when you throw something in there, and the next thing you know your wife's mini van will have no paint left on it
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one time in my shop I poured a couple gallons in a bucket, then let my risers soak for a while.....before i knew it the stuff became "airbourne" (fumes) and took any/all oils off of somethings that were in the shop.....then some tools and things started rusting imediatley!!
If you do it make sure you put something over the bucket because it "smokes" alot when you throw something in there, and the next thing you know your wife's mini van will have no paint left on it
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06-13-2002, 05:15 PM
#14
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Ahhh, Muriatic Acid Stories.....
I had a little incident in my old Bronco a while ago and ended up spilling some of it in the back cargo area. The only problem was that it was unbeknownst to me for 3-4 days as I was out of town.
I didn't spill a whole lot, maybe only 1/2 cup or so, but in those few days, the carpet, insulation, and foam padding in the back was literally gelatenous in a 3 foot diameter. It ate a hole through the steel belly back there and etched a nice groove in the differential axle underneath the hole. Everything in the truck was corroded beyond what I've ever seen. An entire toolbox worth of tools covered in thick, scaly rust. My iceskates were destroyed, paint was peeling off interior surfaces, my speaker grills rusted, the seatbelt buckles were inoperable afterwards. I can go on and on. Those fumes are NASTY!!!!!!!!
I had a little incident in my old Bronco a while ago and ended up spilling some of it in the back cargo area. The only problem was that it was unbeknownst to me for 3-4 days as I was out of town.
I didn't spill a whole lot, maybe only 1/2 cup or so, but in those few days, the carpet, insulation, and foam padding in the back was literally gelatenous in a 3 foot diameter. It ate a hole through the steel belly back there and etched a nice groove in the differential axle underneath the hole. Everything in the truck was corroded beyond what I've ever seen. An entire toolbox worth of tools covered in thick, scaly rust. My iceskates were destroyed, paint was peeling off interior surfaces, my speaker grills rusted, the seatbelt buckles were inoperable afterwards. I can go on and on. Those fumes are NASTY!!!!!!!!
06-14-2002, 08:29 AM
#15
Ahhh...come on Nick, your going to scare these guys At least you can laugh about it now!!
It is good to use on certain things, but be careful...it's dangerous.
The one strange thing is that is doesn't harm gelcoat???? I've watched people put it in a garden sprayer, and spray down the bottom of the boat. It takes ALL the stains off, and you don't have to scrub..just hose it off. After seeing someone else do it to thier boat.....I tried putting some on a rag and wiping down the transom(with gloves of couse), and it got rid of all stains.
At least you can laugh about it now!!It is good to use on certain things, but be careful...it's dangerous.
The one strange thing is that is doesn't harm gelcoat???? I've watched people put it in a garden sprayer, and spray down the bottom of the boat. It takes ALL the stains off, and you don't have to scrub..just hose it off. After seeing someone else do it to thier boat.....I tried putting some on a rag and wiping down the transom(with gloves of couse), and it got rid of all stains.
