Thanks for the post. Yes, vinegar is cheap and will clean stuff up fairly well. However please remember it is acetic acid, albeit dilute. And to that end you are acid treating whatever you put in it and it will pit and corrode metal if left in there long enough.
For me, when I want to clean up tools with cutting edges, I do not want to damage the cutting edge via an acid treatment. I prefer to use Evaporust which is a chelating agent which does not attack raw metal, it attacks the rust and leaves a good cutting edge undamaged.
A friend of mine said he didn't like Evaporust was too expensive. Come to find out he was throwing it away after one use. You continue to use the solution until you deplete it. So it is not really that costly. I use it and put it back in the jug. I do settle out any solids and filter it through a coffee filter if needed.
For me, when I want to clean up tools with cutting edges, I do not want to damage the cutting edge via an acid treatment. I prefer to use Evaporust which is a chelating agent which does not attack raw metal, it attacks the rust and leaves a good cutting edge undamaged.
A friend of mine said he didn't like Evaporust was too expensive. Come to find out he was throwing it away after one use. You continue to use the solution until you deplete it. So it is not really that costly. I use it and put it back in the jug. I do settle out any solids and filter it through a coffee filter if needed.