An experiment...

[Dalek]

Ok

 

Here is something that you might find on...

 

 

Old wives tale etc etc

 

Cola

 

Does it clean metal, remove rust, shine up that old penny etc

 

Well i think it works on a penny, so i thought i might try it on something else a bit bigger.

 

I had already tried soaking an old rusty nut in vinegar for a week to see if it would clean it up. It didn't work at all, not in the slightest. It was asda's finest 23p a bottle as far as i can remember.

 

So back to the Cola test.

 

Some Pics to explain.

 

Take one rusty flywheel

 

 

One rusty nut (previously tried to vinegar it)

 

 

One plastic box

 

 

Put the flywheel in the box, face down on the dowels to keep it off the bottom and allow the Cola to do it's trick.

 

 

Some of Adli's finest Cola 39p each !

 

 

Poured in 2 bottles = 4 litres

 

 

Look at the fizz !

 

 

 

While i was watching the "fizz" i wondered if the Cola would clean off oil and general "gunge"

 

So i throw these chaps in.

 

 

 

I then left the thing alone for 48 hours...

 

Here it is after 48 hours. Fizz has long since stopped.

 

 

Got rid of the Cola and was left with a box of shiney bits

 

 

Well not really...

 

 

 

 

The Cola did nothing at all...

 

So this myth as they would say on Mythbusters is......

 

 

[Vista]

How did the coke taste afterwards?

[Mk2Jo]

fpmsl .... the suspense was killing me mate Shame it didn't work though Maybe it only works on certain types of metal Excellent experiment though

[2litreScapri]

Yeah thought the cola test wasn't true. Don't think I'd risk Cillit Bang either!

[w p e]

real cokes ment to work but its a bit to dear to try with. coke is very good for cleaning block paving oil stain's this i tried and tested

[Stu_B]

The only thing I've ever found coke to be any good for is making stuff sticky! We used to put it on slippery ramps at skateparks & wait for it to dry & also on chrome bmx rims so the the brakes work better... oh & Vodka

[Mrs O/H/C]

VODKA ?????????? You cant waste it , better going down the throat

[Stu_B]

No, vodka is good for the coke... or coke is good for the vodka. You know what I mean

[NeilT]

if and its a big if... it would have to be cokea cola has it has phosphoric acid in it thats the stuff the rots you teeth and would do the cleaning ect ect

 

i know it would on pirex dishes lol

[ratman]

This was part of a COSHH Course I did at work

 

COCA COLA: ASTONISHING FACTS !

•Its true, that in the USA, Police cars carry at least two gallons of Coke in the boot to

remove blood from the highway after a car accident

•You can put a T-Bone steak in a bowl of coke and it will be gone in two days

•To clean a toilet: Pour a can of coke into the toilet bowl and let the “real thing” sit for

one hour and then flush. The Citric Acid in coke remover stains from vitreous china.

•To remove rust spots from chrome car bumbers. Rub the bumper with a rumpled up

piece of aluminium foil dipper in coca cola

•To clean corrosion from car batterie terminals, pour a can of coca cola over the terminal

to bubble away the corrosion.

•To loosen a rusted bolt. Apply a cloth soaked in coca cola to the rusted bolt for several

minutes.

•To bake a moist ham. Empty a can of coca cola into the baking pan. Wrap the ham in

aluminium foil, and bake. 30 minutes before the ham is finished, remove the foil,

allowing the drippings to mix with the coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.

•To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of coke into the load of greasy clothes,

add detergent and run through a regular cycle. The coca cola will loosen grease stains.

It will also clean road haze from your windscreen.

 

COCA COLA: SCARY FACTS

 

•The active ingredient in coke is phosphoric acid. It will dissolve a human nail in about

four days. Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major contributor

to the increase in osteoporosis.

•To carry coca cola syrup (The Concentrate) the commercial trucks must use a

hazardous material place card reserved for highly corrosive materials

•The distributors of coke have been using it to clean engines of trucks for about 20

years.

 

Now the Question you should ask yourself is: Would you like a glass of Water or CocaCola ??

 

I dont drink any Fizzy drinks Just dont like them except a drop of dry ginger in my JD

[Toby]

 

Good, well reported experiment.

 

I think you might have got your coke mixed up with your smack though!

[.pete.]

vinegar is better. I used it on some bits and they came up OK with a bit of a scrub afterwards.

[rousecapri]

if you are making pickled onions,swap half the vinegar for vodka(or 90% if feeling brave lol )......wait for 2 or 3 months.....very very nice pickles....just dont drive after eating them