Electrolysis Question

Sasquatch39

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Hello everyone. I Use electrolysis to remove rust from old axe heads etc. Dies anyone know how to remove the black residue that won't rinse off?
 
Hello everyone. I Use electrolysis to remove rust from old axe heads etc. Dies anyone know how to remove the black residue that won't rinse off?

I use one of those 3M green scrub pads with Dawn dish soap. Works pretty well. Good luck.
 
Hello everyone. I Use electrolysis to remove rust from old axe heads etc. Dies anyone know how to remove the black residue that won't rinse off?

I would not remove that. That is the patina of an iron find. Its like you brush your old silver findings to glamour. It is the rest of the original surface of the iron.
 
I clean my iron under running water with a brass or nylon brush. Seems to get all of the black stuff off without messing up the patina too bad. I'll use some light steel wool if the brush doesn't get all of it off, but that seems to remove some patina as well, so be careful.
 
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