Re: [DML] Re: Not so stainless?? HELP!

["Tom" <tomciodmc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello All!

I'd like to thank everyone who responded to my post. Thank you for the 
advice!
The spots on my car seem to be in fact rust spots. It seems to be a very 
thin layer of rust - surface. I don't know why it happened. I did not use 
steel wool on the car and as far as I know it didn't come in contact with 
any chemicals. But as I said before, I've only had this car for about two 
years now and I don't know what the previous owner might have done to it. 
When I got the car it spent all this time in Florida and there was no 
problem with the SS. Now that I got the car shipped to cold Poland the spots 
suddenly appeared all over the car. We did get a lot of snow lately (read: 
salt on the roads). Maybe that was a factor that triggered this corrosion.
Anyway, I was able to find a chemical for cleaning stainless steel. It is a 
gel like stuff that contains phosphoric acid and is designed to remove 
calcium deposits and rust stains out of SS. I tried it on a little patch and 
it is just amazing! All of the rust spots are gone and the steel looks much 
brighter and shinier. And even after few more drives in the salt the cleaned 
part still looks brighter and the spots are NOT coming back. I am now 
waiting for a warmer day to treat the entire car. And the best part is that 
this stuff is cheap! I can use it to wash the entire car and not break a 
bank :)

Thank you all!

Tom Niemczewski
jamesik@xxxxx
VIN 6149 (in Poland!)
Save the dream so you can live the dream...


> Tom - There has been some great advice coming through on your
> question.  Here is a "think outside the box" response for you to
> consider.  I asked my materials experts what they would recommend
> for the lay person who has this issue on 304 CRES.  Assuming that
> you don't have access to exotic chemicals or flap sanders, try
> spongeing the areas to get them wet with Coca Cola.  While wet with
> Coke, rub the areas down with aluminum foil.... <SNIP>






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