Diet Coke and rust
 

I had a zipper foot from a bag of attachments from a garage sale that slides from side to side but was rusted stuck. I soaked it overnight in some Diet Coke and this a.m. it moved freely and I was able to wipe the rust off. It is also much more shiny. I guess I could take a lesson and keep it out of my stomach.

When I was a kid I remember my dad stopping at a gas station to get coke to pour on the windshield. I guess there wasn't a sprayer that worked with the wiper at that time. (Am I old or what?) I just remember being amazed at how the coke cleared off the road film when on a long trip. And I also remember dissolving a wishbone in coke....or was that vinegar. Yup, coke is some powerful stuff.

Coke is also good for cleaning corrosion off of battery terminals and cables. It's the phosphoric acid that does it.

Joe

If coke gets rusts off of metal, think what it is doing to our bodies.

if you add rum, the alcohol might be beneficial, might even help clean the part. :p

I used to work in a government shipyard. The welders used Coke (the very same CocaCola) to clean their welding tips so they'd get a nice seam.

darn, i should have used coke instead of vinegar.....now all i got is a bobbin case in a petina finish.

Jim, if you add rum to the coke, you get a nice drink also

My daddy always did the Coke trick, too. He thought it was good for clearing off bugs.

try it. what do you have to loose? Its phosphoric acid rather than whatever organic acid is in vinegar. (ascedic?) Just keep your eye on it for a few minutes. see if it bubbles and stir it around in a glass container.