7/8     What's the best way (as in least messy, least effort) to remove rust
        on metals that have been sitting in the basement for a while? I have
        a few things that I'm trying to recover to sell on eBay but I'd like
        to clean them up first. For example, rusted screws, panels, etc.
        \_ Acid, the stronger, the quicker it works.  Lemon juice will work if
           you can let it sit for a day or two.  If you want to seal the metal
           there are products that will turn the rust into a black paint like
           substance.  If you want something nice try:
           http://tinyurl.com/olpyz (TM technology) -scottyg
        \_ MythBusters claims coke + alumnium foil worked well on rusted chrome.