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Originally Posted by taiwan740
Struggling to visualise your idea, as the electrolyte bath works in part by the liquid allowing to move the rust particles into suspension away from the part, unless you are thinking of some kind of electrolyte washing/spray device?
Either way, keen to read any new ideas.
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The way i've always understood it is the electrolysis reverses the rusting action - deoxidises the work piece if you like by swapping atoms of good metal from the anode for atoms of rusty metal on the work piece.
Usually when i've used it, that is the overall finish that appears as well, some pits are even filled in with good metal and the oxidisation transfers to the sacrificial anode that shrinks over time.
I'll try and get time to get it all set up for a photo (or 3) tomorrow, that may make things clearer.