68/BB

I have used Evaporust for years for neutralizing rusty areas on car parts and other things. I am in the process of cleaning and preparing my power window regulators and components for a refurb and installation. Those parts are mostly galvanized steel and mine had some areas of oxide corrosion including rust on the carbon steel under the galvanize. I submerged these parts in Evaporust to treat the rust which it did quite well. However, I noticed that it also really cleaned the crusty, sticky, whitish oxide off the otherwise good galvanize leaving it slick and almost polished in appearance. This has to help these parts work a little smoother. Don't mean this to sound like a commercial as I have no connection with the company but thought I would pass that along as a tip.

CaseyJones

Good tip! My window mechanisms are coming up on my list of things to do.
Thanks!

929nitro

Good to know. Thanks.

doorgunner

Yes.....I wouldn't mind the change of watching something ELSE do the work.......LOL!

7T1vette

With the galvanized finish removed, you will have to find another way to prevent rust on those mild-steel parts. You can't really paint any areas which have sliding movement present. Those will have to be plated with something and a galvanized finish is the least expensive.

68/BB

It still has the zinc coating which is the galvanizing. It just removed the white oxide from it. On those small areas, however, where it had rusted, I was thinking about using a cold galvanize or maybe just clear coat or even just apply some other rust conversion/sealer product locally.

7T1vette

Using a clear coat is no problem on surfaces that do not have 'sliding' contact between parts. Where there is "work" being done, paint is not a good choice.