What is the ratio of venegar to water? Thanks in advance.

I just use it straight. Then rinse well when I pull it out. Chris

It will take the rust off with very little vinegar.I mixed 1 gallon in 25 gallons of water.Took a few days but they were clean.

A little HCl goes a long way. Great for removing rust and only takes hours instead of days. Of course disposal is always an issue.

I doubt if there is a universal ratio to fit all - nothing etched in stone. For my use, a 50:50 solution of vinegar to water has been more than adequate with a 2-3 day soaking.

Here is a before and after example of coils that were very rusty before the dunking.

Jonathan

how rusty is too rusty(for dyeing/waxing and the like???)

Gallon of water and a gallon of vinagar http://www.trappertalk.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=249

i usually use 1 to 1.5 gallons of vinegar and about 2 to 3 gallons of water in a 5 gallon bucket. leave traps sit for about 24 to 48 hours and hose them off at the car wash. makes them look really nice!

I use 1 gallon of vinegar to 5 gallons or so of water. Here is the link to a post I made on this subject. Works for me. Tom

http://www.trapperman.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/1459836.html#Post1459836

Thanks for the replies everyone. What is this HCI tha Paul Burkhardt mentioned above? Tom, that link was very helpful. Thanks for sharing the info.

Only HCl I know of is Hydrochloric Acid. But I don't know anything about using it on traps. Chris

i use 50/50 vinegar and water. Traps are usually done in 24 hours.