Originally posted by jasonconnellee
Excellent point 64. I perfrom the "derusting" outside. The parts I did were like brackets, trim peices, and bezels. Technically, you want your electrode to surround the peice your working on. Sometimes thats not possible. so the best thing I did was to get the object as close to the electrode as possible. This insures good current flow. The better the current flow, the better the process. As for mix ratios on soda to water, I only used like a half a cup for that 5 gallon pail. Worked fine. I don't think the amount of "detergent" is critical, it's the proper flow of electrical current thats key.
Well, water is an excellent conductor, so as long as you are not trying to use something like .5mA in 15gallons of water, I think you should be fine placing it in the center of the bucket.

Also, from what I read, the detergent is critical. The proper blend of excited detergent and water is what creates the process that strips the rust. Without enough, you have just water with current, with too much, I imagine you have just too thick a mixture and the water/detergent does not interact properly.

I know nothing about this process though, I gained this only from what I read. If someone else knows better, please inform