The byproduct of oxidation of a metallic material
Most often rust is the result of oxidation of a ferrous material. Rust is slang for iron oxide.
Questions tagged [rust]
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How to deal with rust
I accidentally drove my car over a curb a while back. As you probably already know, the car suffered from minor scratches and dents on the bottom side, near the rear tyre. Now, I've noticed that it's now slowly developing rust on the scratched…
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Underbody surface rust removal on olde Toyota van
Comments and advice welcome.
A certain amount of rude responses are anticipated and will be tolerated if the accompanying advice is good :-)
This is really a single question with a few subcomponents.
Summary:
Main question - optimum method for…
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Rusty wheel hubs
My 4 wheel hubs are rusty. Except for the fact that it doesn't look great, can this have any practical negative impact?
Also, there's a particular speed (very slow, close to stop) where braking makes some annoying, loud noise. Can this be related to…
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Evidence of rustproofing
How to do find evidence of rustproofing done on the bottom of a car? We are talking rustproofing done with "grease" / "oil" techniques at regular garages. What should I expect to see after rustproofing has been done?
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Need help removing rust from hinge
I have a handicapped van with a side conversion ramp. The hinge attached to the floor of the van has considerable rust and since I live in Ohio we have harsh winters. So what would be the best way to remove the rust that is forming on the hinge.…
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Preventing Rust/Corrosion of Chassis when Cutting Threads and Installing a Bolt
I'm installing a passenger seat in a brand new vehicle that was manufactured without the passenger seat installed ( cargo van ). The holes were already present, but no threads cut. They are painted just like the entire unibody chassis.
As part…
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What do do with a rusted (not seized) nut
A nut on my bike is rusted and doesn't accept a bolt beyond first few threads.
What can I do about it short of grinding it off and welding a new one on?
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How can I remove rust from a screw thread without harming paint?
The screw sockets for the license plates on my car have some rust in them due to a rusty screw. If possible I'd like to clean out the rust from the screw sockets when I replace the screws, but I'm not sure if/how I can do that without risk of…
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How to remove minor surface rust on frame?
I got a used car with very minor surface rust. It's so minor that I think just sanding it will do. However, I'm not sure what to do afterwards. Don't factory metals contain some finish? If so, sanding the rust off will sand the finish off too,…
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Will a car rust from one winter
I want to buy a car two or three years old. If it has seen one winter will the car still rust throughout its lifetime? I was told it would
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