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Default stripping zinc with vinegar

On 2/25/2011 9:43 AM, Jon Danniken wrote:
dilbert firestorm wrote:
someone told me that I can strip zinc in a plastic tub filled with
vinegar?
I know vinegar has lots of uses, but is this so?


Dunno about vinegar, but good old muriatic acid takes it off pretty quickly.
You do need safety gear for this, though.

Jon


which is why I'm not messing with that nasty stuff. As nasty as this
stuff is, its amazing how much damage its corrosive fumes can do.

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