Iron relic cleaning process that worked great for me.

[ShortbusElite]

Here are the before and after pics of an iron eagle object I found while detecting. I soaked the eagle in white distilled vinegar for a day and a half. Every twelve hours or so I would pull it out of it's bath to hit it with a wire brush and then return it to soak further. Finally, I soaked the item in EvapoRust. I will be using this to clean more iron I find in the future.

 

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[pa plateau hiker]

Sorry to inform you, but I see bits of flaky rust that will pop off and continue to rust beneath it.

 

[ShortbusElite]

Easy fix, a little longer soak and hit it with the wire brush. Thanks for the observation. It has come quite a way from the beginning state of the eagle to present though, don't you think?

 

[ConceptualizedNetherlandr]

 

[pa plateau hiker]

Easy fix, a little longer soak and hit it with the wire brush. Thanks for the observation. It has come quite a way from the beginning state of the eagle to present though, don't you think?

I use a sharp metal pick to pry those nasty rusty spots off.

 

[ShortbusElite]

Thanks for the pointer. I'm gonna give that a shot.