electrolysis does work :) Here are some before/after picts

[viper771]

I cleaned up some of my stuff, and I was quite surprised. I cleaned up 2 arty shell casings that were pretty rusty, and a blown up detonator head. The stuff cleaned up nice enough to where I can now see numbers, and little details on the stuff. Now I just need some more little machines set up, and all my stuff will be cleaned in a few months lol!

Pict of shells before


Pict of shell 1 after


pict of shell 2 after


pict of detonator 1 before


pict of detonator 1 after


Happy hunting everyone!

[civilman1]

Look's good Viper....Made mine from a phone charger....7 volt's-2 amp's...Does a pretty good job on most of the stuff...Got a cannister round in the bucket right now!!....Good luck and be safe!!!

[wolfpaw518]

Let me get this right...Put a detonator in water hook it to a power source and zap it with electricity! Why are there sirens going off in my head?

[went back and reread the post]

OH! "blown up" detonator"...ah...just checking... LOL

neil

[viper771]

LOL I have enough sense NOT to put electricity to EXPLOSIVES.. thats what makes them de things go boom and such. Besides, we tried to ignite a bit of powder that came out of a grenade, but it didn't do anything. The powder out of bullets will smoke a bit but not spark really. I'm not gonna take any chances though hehe

[Yarrum]

What kind of voltage and amperage did you use on those big boys?? Or did you use smaller volts/amps over a longer period?

[viper771]

I am not sure actually ehhe. The voltage here is 220V but I am using a car battery charger.. I THINK its 5amps I will have to check. The metal is kinda crappy (its late war shell casings) and thin. I think it took a couple days to have the casings clean up nice.

[Yarrum]

They came out really nice, 5 amps is pretty wild though , I use 1

HH

[viper771]

well, i know its a bit high.. but it gets the job done. I figure its the safest way. I don't wanna fry myself bec of some old rusty stuff If I could get it lower then it would be better of course. Even at 5amp.. it takes 4-5 days fora thick cannonball piece...