yeah, why waste good apple cider vinegar?
oh ... wait, at $4 a gallon that's actually distilled white vinegar with caramel color and "apple essence" added [whatever that is]
Denny, if you find an apple cider vinegar [real or synthetic] with a pH above 3, it ain't done yet
a solution of 5% acetic acid [any "table" vinegar] is about pH 2.5-3 no matter the flavor
vinegar is corrosive, the higher the acid level [table=5%, pickling=7%, horticultural=10%] the more corrosive - if you use vinegar on metal, make sure you rinse it VERY well immediately after, get any trace out of any crevasses, and yes, using baking soda will help, but make sure you rinse any of that out as well .... also stand back, vinegar-metal reactions create hydrogen gas, and mixed with baking soda it makes rocket engines
vinegar makes a good electrolyte for electro-plating, dissolving the material to be deposited, a better electrolyte for removing rust is water and sodium carbonate [washing soda], which won't eat the good metal left on your parts .... use the electrolytic derusting tip
Bill
