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Re: Coca-Cola as a deruster?

To: "Kinderlehrer's" <kinderlehrer@mindspring.com>
Subject: Re: Coca-Cola as a deruster?
From: Joe Worsley <worsley@ebicom.net>
Date: Mon, 09 Feb 1998 07:08:50 -0800
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
Organization: Unorganized
References: <v01540b00b103b6105383@[205.197.49.9]>
Kinderlehrer's wrote:
> 
> Chris,
> 
> I used to know an old time mechanic that would remove king pins (that's how
> old this is) by pouring a bottle of warm coke on it.  You could pound on
> them for hours, heat them to a glowing white, nothing.  Pour a bottle of
> coke over the top, go have lunch, and it would be lying on the floor when
> you got back.
> 
>   However, the secret ingrediant that did this magic was removed in one of
> the re-formulations that coke was forced to do for the health and safety of
> the nation.  This tidbit goes back to the '50's.
> 
> Bob


 One of the ingredients was Phosporic Acid which will convert rust to a 
non ferous state.  It's what is most rust removers and what you get in a 
body prep solution from the automotive paint supply stores.

Joe Worsley
80 TR8
72 TR6
Tupelo, MS

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