I was told that coke has a pH of about 2 thus it is very acidic (but then so is your stomach which has Hydrochloric acid in it). The other trick that is supposed to work great for loosening rusted bolts is to put Hydrogen peroxide on them. I have never tried it but I was told it works great Don't forget the Fall Foliage Tour (Oct 20,21,22)! Right now people from NY, NJ, PA, CT, RI, MA, NH (and maybe OH, Ken? ) will be attending, for more info go to http://hometown.aol.com/delorean31/fall.html or contact me privately. Mike D. Vin 3113 NY Lic DLORIANN --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx, Mark Noeltner <mark@xxxx> wrote: > You mean that trick still works?? (Pouring Coca-Cola onto rusted bolts to > release them just like "Liquid Wrench", but better.) > > Last time I tried it was about 2 formulations back on the Coca-Cola so I'm > surprised it still works. I remember that it had to be the genuine Coke, > not the diet, and definitely not any of the competitors. Having learned the > this trick when removing rusted lug nuts at a young age, I promptly started > drinking Pepsi. I figured if the stuff worked on rust that well, then what > the heck does it do to your stomach? > > At 12:41 PM 8/25/00 GMT, you wrote: > >Coca-cola put some right on the rusted screws > > > >ciao, > >dr c. > >