Posted by Steve Kanavas on Tuesday, May 22, 2001 at 10:39PM :
In Reply to: parts cleaning w/ acid posted by Fred Darvill on Tuesday, May 22, 2001 at 6:52PM :
Don't use hydrochloruc (muriatic) or sulphuric acids. These will induce hydrogen embrittlement in most steel alloys. That bolt that's now neat and clean could snap off or even crack without touching it! Had a mechanic working for me do that once.
sak
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