I decided to remove the rust from the three sticks of gallon markers from my Rapidayton 450. I purchased a gallon of Rustoleum rust remover (not acid based) and placed to sticks of markers into the fluid. I was trying to remove enough rust from the steel rods that I could slip the markers off of the rods. After 10 minutes i removed the markers and noticed that the only thing that had been removed was the painted on numbers! Since gasoline or diesel would have dissolved oil-based paint, it looks like a water-based paint like a tempera was used. The only good news is that I did not have room to place the 3rd stick of markers into the rust remover. Lesson learned. Now I will have to purchase adhesive numbers or get stencils made and the font will not match the original, but it will look better than blank pieces of aluminum.
