I have used that also but like the safety factor of vinegar...got chickens, geese, dogs, and occationaly kids around...Tom

Same here Tom

I cut it like skinner but I get it at different dollar stores

Have no idea what strength vinegar is you guys buy but the vinegar I buy at WALMART is, I believe, 3% when bought(already 97% water).

white vinegar I buy is reduced to 5%

Same here

Have seen how good it works for dip removal, does it work that well removing last years wax and crud with just a soak and spray off with hose?? would be much easier than boiling in sani flush as I do now if thats the case. Thanks, Fur

Both the white and cider vinegar are 5% acidic...Tom

I have been soaking mine in a 60 vinegar 40 water mix for two days now with no sign of a clean trap. Looks the same as when I put the dipped trap in. How long did you let it set Blue?

take one out and spray it with the water hose,should come right off

its just a shame you cant buy sani flush anymore, i loved using it.

Tried it.... about 75% of the dip came off. Looks pretty good.

I've used straight white vinegar for several years and it works great! I put all my dp's in it then come back a few days later and powerwash them off. I have left them in long enough that the bubbles were to the top of the bucket and the crud fell right off immediately.

Just so no one is under the misconception that there is some critical level of acetic acid(the active component in rust removal with vinegar), there are many different vinegars that are derived from different fermentation processes and/or different ethanol sources. The strong vinegars which can contain over 20% acetic acid are usually sold as laboratory or industrial grade(believe that vinegars may not contain over 18% acetic acid in Canada but there are likely exceptions for lab use) and the commonly sold diluted vinegars usually run from 4% up to about 8%. Whether you use them as obtained from the store or dilute them further with water will affect the acidity(pH level). Diluting the vinegar will likely reduce the rate of the chemical reactions that you are counting on to clean the metal but should have no other effect. Whether I add water depends on whether I need more volume to cover the batch of traps I am cleaning. If I dilute the vinegar in order to cover the traps I can expect it to take longer for the rust to be removed. Because I am not certain what the dips are that are being removed by folks in this thread, I do not know what chemical processes are going on. Perhaps what is actually happening is that a thin laver of rust beneath the dip is being removed and the dip is released, or perhaps there is an actual chemical reaction between the dip and some component of the vinegar.

The reasoning behind my dilution was simply to cover my traps. Just wanted to get the most out of a smaller amount of vinegar even if it took a little longer.

thanks fro the info guys .this is why i love trapper man .keep up the good work DON