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removing salt deposits from a pipe/manifold ?

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Spimothy Leary

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I did a quick search and came up blank.
any shortcuts that you guys know of?
I have a nice factory pipe that I picked up in a part out but it has ton's of salt deposits on it.
any secret sauce I can soak it in that will remove them ?
if not i'll just drop it off and have my powder coat shop blast it clean but since you people always seem
to have a shortcut i'm not aware of, I thought i'd ask.
thanks !

I've read that vinegar will help, but if course with larger pieces I didn't want to have to buy like 3 gallons of the stuff !
 
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How about salt away (higher $$$ cost though I think), CLR maybe, 3 gallons of vinegar isn't that much, use white not apple cider vinegar.
 
well, i have tried salt away, I put a small piece in tupperware and mixed in some SA along with water, and soaked it overnight... completely worthless, might as well have soaked it in plain water.

I think that SA is better for removing today's salt, not last years...
 
Small doses of TNT??? :)

Sand blast it.

??? is it possible to powdercoat the inside to prevent ...OK less sticking of salt????
 
I have really hard water in my home and I use a product called lemi shine. This stuff works really really good on hard water deposits in dishwashers etc. I dont know about salt deposits. It may be worth looking into. Plus if it does not work you can always use it your dishwasher.
 
Wire brush on a drill or dremel tool would be the fastest. I would run some water down the other end of the pipe to keep the salt dust down.
 
A drill would be best near the opening but won't fit into the pipe unless you have long extensions on the wire brush.
Usually a Dremel has small wire brushes.
 
Isn't sodium chloride water soluble? I guess you must be describing corrosion, aluminum salts, maybe calcium salts as well. Mechanical means are most cost effective if possible. Hydrofluoric acid, if you wish to use chemical means, the main ingredient in the cleaner used for aluminum pontoons to make them nice and shiny!

HF acid will soak through your skin and dissolve your bones without so much as any warnings so be careful. Sad, we used to be able to get the full strength stuff almost off the shelf, but no more.
 
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The best is bead blast. What pipe is it, a cast aluminum 787 from FP?



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