Nasty stuff !

I have not tried it myself (yet) but I have heard good reports from folk who have used undiluted traffic film remover as used in pressure washers to clean commercial vehicles for cleaning metal parts.

The folk that I have spoken to tell me that parts left to soak in the product will come out with no rust or paint left on them so if you do try this out I would be inclined to try it on something that is not too important as an experiment and see what happens.

I would stress though that you take care to follow the handling and safety instructions for any product that you choose to try, particularly in their undiluted form traffic film removers can be hazardous both to paint and people!!!

You could try Prorust, Treats and removes corrosion from steel, stainless steel and aluminium metal. You can find out more if you Google it. I have used it on corroded aluminium and it did the gob.

looks like a strong industrial detergent might be the way to go

Try Googling “Teepol”

Hi jtg1,

Re the cleaning of the Galvanised Tanks and buckets of sprayers. In the past I have initially used an old hack saw blade with the end ground down and sharpened on a stone to make a scraper to remove the worst, especially creosote residue. Care is needed of course to not damage the galvanising. And oddly enough hot water, carbolic soap, an old fashioned scrubbing brush and plenty of elbow grease has worked wonders on many items in the collection. Yes it does take a long time but the satisfaction more than pays for it & the carbolic does get the hands clean too!! (Truth is in our house we only use Carbolic and have done so for years – magic stuff)

Good luck.

cheers