How To Clean Black Steel Pipe
Galvanized steel pipes are used typically in plumbing applications where the metal is exposed constantly to moisture.
How to clean black steel pipe. As far as the medium you use to clean it steel wool would be a good way to go. So this video will show you. An ounce of household cleaner or dish detergent per gallon of warm water does the job. Wash the surface of the pipe or duct with a degreasing soap solution.
Soft cloth saturated with distilled white vinegar and wipes the outside of the tube with a cloth. I kind of want it to look worn. Choose one pill in suitable size according to the diameter of the black steel pipe to be cleaned and launch it repeatedly until the deposition of dirt remained in the black steel pipes has almost been wiped out. Black steel pipes are cast from several grades of ductile or malleable iron whereas carbon steel pipes are generally welded or seamless.
Lately one of the trends is using black iron gas pipes to create industrial looking furnitures shelfs clothing racks tables. Scrub the surface of the iron with the steel wool or sandpaper until you remove any dirt or staining on the surface. Cleaning galvanized pipe will extend the life of the zinc. Black steel pipe is not really a specification but rather a generic term used primarily by plumbers to distinguish regular steel pipe from galvanized steel pipe.
Do not use steel wool to clean black iron pipes that are currently being used as a gas line. To galvanize a steel pipe is to treat it with a special zinc oxide coating to prevent oxidation and limit the damage to the pipe created by other corrosive elements. Use steel wool or wet dry sandpaper to clean your black iron pipe if a simple scrub doesn t do it. Paper towels soaked in baby oil and clean the black steel pipe with them outside.
Let the surface dry and then rub it down with a rag soaked in vinegar. Baby oil will pipe shiny as new. Original poster 1 point 5 years ago. Wet the surface of the pipe with water.
Vinegar is a mild acid that etches the passivator and allows it to bond with a primer. And then we need a clean shell for the final cleaning. I ve used acetone to clean alot of metals for welds. Rinse the outside of the tube with warm soapy water.