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10-19-06, 05:46
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Shiny car, happy car.
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MythBusters chrome cleaner.
It's an old episode, but I saw it again last night. Anyone seen the episode where they clean chrome with aluminum foil and Coca-Cola? It worked pretty well according to them. Hard to really see on TV, but amusing nonetheless. I love that show for some reason. I guess watching people test totally crazy things out in half-scientific ways is just fun.
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10-19-06, 06:56
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I know coke will take rust off.
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10-19-06, 07:01
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Yeah, I've been using Sprite and #0000 steel wool since the mid 70's. I always thought it was the citric acid in the Sprite. Don't know what it is if Coke does it too.
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10-19-06, 07:21
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I'm not mistaken, Coke is quite acidic - probably one of the reasons it works (if it does). This is also why Coke addicts should think about what exactly it is they're drinking all the time  |
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10-19-06, 08:09
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Hey, I used coke to remove rust when I was a kid in the 60's, believe me, it took rust off the fenders on my bike.
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10-19-06, 08:43
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Wow, knowledge from people who have actually done that. I have heard many Coke myths, but never that one until I saw the show.
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10-19-06, 09:28
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We used to clean windshields with a can of Coke. Strips the bugs off pretty quick. There used to be a controversy over whether New Coke or Classic Coke was better for cleaning windshields. Hey I'm not even that old and I can remember that!
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10-19-06, 11:37
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I used coke to remove corrosion off me battery terminals works like a charm.
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10-20-06, 07:41
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I used coke to remove corrosion off me battery terminals works like a charm.
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Yup, another good way to use it.
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10-20-06, 08:14
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Many soft drinks contain phosphoric acid (H3PO4). Depending on it's concentration/form, it can have many practical uses. Phosphoric acid can be used as an etching agent, a buffering solution, or a rust remover. When it is applied to steel, it converts iron oxide (rust) into a water soluble phosphate.
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10-20-06, 10:00
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Originally Posted by chml17l
Many soft drinks contain phosphoric acid (H3PO4). Depending on it's concentration/form, it can have many practical uses. Phosphoric acid can be used as an etching agent, a buffering solution, or a rust remover. When it is applied to steel, it converts iron oxide (rust) into a water soluble phosphate.
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Ok, well I definatly need you to help me with my chemestry homework. Sounds like you know what you are talking about. I am so tired of seeing stuff like h2so4 and ch3o2, i could choke.
Oh, I use coke to drink, not to polish.
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10-20-06, 10:32
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Time's a-wastin',speedy!
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Little Willy was a chemist;
Little Willy is no more . . .
For what Willy thought was H2O
Was H2SO4.
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