Scientific Experiment.

I was bored when i was meant to be working earlier today so i nipped down to the garage and set up a little experiment. I've got 3 pieces of steel wool sitting in beakers of salty water.

One is just bare wool, one is sprayed with WD40, and one is sprayed with acf-50. I'm so excited - i can't wait to see if they rust - or not.

Would anyone like daily updates on how they turn out?

Or do you all just think i'm a sad bar steward?

I bet they all do, but yes please.

[Stu]

How well did you spray them? steel wool would have a huge surface area to cover properly, and did you let it dry properly first?

On the edge of my seat waiting for updates.

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no seriously!

Minute by minute please!!

Are each of the pieces of steel wool completely submerged in the salty water?

Can you set up a webcam please ?

[Richie]

You can also use the Pointy Sv in the same sort of experiment,
Simply ride it through one winter and watch it rust in the following Spring, Summer and Autum...

I don't want to pick holes in your experiment, but rust needs oxygen to develop, so you might have to keep dumping them in and pulling them out every 30 mins. Just think of ships and planes under the ocean, they are not rusty, just covered in barnacles

Originally Posted by sarah

Are each of the pieces of steel wool completely submerged in the salty water?

Originally Posted by Warthog

I don't want to pick holes in your experiment, but rust needs oxygen to develop, so you might have to keep dumping them in and pulling them out every 30 mins. Just think of ships and planes under the ocean, they are not rusty, just covered in barnacles

That was my point!

Originally Posted by Warthog

I don't want to pick holes in your experiment, but rust needs oxygen to develop, so you might have to keep dumping them in and pulling them out every 30 mins. Just think of ships and planes under the ocean, they are not rusty, just covered in barnacles

So steel wont rust when completely submerged in decently oxygenated water? I'm no chemist but I am surprised by that. Why paint hulls with layer upon layer of thick paint?