12-11-2013, 09:25 PM
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A couple of people thought the electrolysis might plate the zinc out of the brass. Some one suggested molasses, yah right, did a search on the great goddess google and found all kinds of stuff,
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Why not. At least the dog liked the taste.
Mixed 1 part molasses to 10 parts water, its slow as the proverbial molasses, takes 2 to 4 weeks but the posted results looked good, probably more applicable to sheet metal where you don't want to damage the tin, a wire brush would have been fine here. Hey its a science experiment.
A couple of people thought the electrolysis might plate the zinc out of the brass. Some one suggested molasses, yah right, did a search on the great goddess google and found all kinds of stuff, Why not. At least the dog liked the taste.
Mixed 1 part molasses to 10 parts water, its slow as the proverbial molasses, takes 2 to 4 weeks but the posted results looked good, probably more applicable to sheet metal where you don't want to damage the tin, a wire brush would have been fine here. Hey its a science experiment.
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Greg
Greg