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yelm wa.
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Posted Dec 26, 2009, 02:31:36 pm

i found this horse shoe last summer and thought you might like to see some before and after pictures.i hung this shoe in a 5 gal. bucket of water and used a battery charger on it.took about 36 hr. and a wire brush. enjoy
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Out in the hills near wherendaheckarwe
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Reply To This Topic #1 Posted Jan 04, 2010, 07:10:50 pm

Try a large pinch of citric acid. It'll cut your time down dramatically! I use it to clean antique tools. Most times it works excellent without electrolysis. Hope that helps!

I know it's here, just need a bigger coil!
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yelm wa.
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Reply To This Topic #2 Posted Jan 05, 2010, 09:10:26 pm

thanks for the tip boogeyman.i used baking soda in the water and i guess i forgot to mention that.next time ill try a little citric acid. maybe it will work better!
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Reply To This Topic #3 Posted Mar 06, 2010, 08:38:16 pm

Try a large pinch of citric acid. It'll cut your time down dramatically! I use it to clean antique tools. Most times it works excellent without electrolysis. Hope that helps!


What do you mean bro? I am very new to all this but have alot of horse shoes I would like to clean. Can you tell me how to do it?
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