CRC Evapo-Rust Gel Rust Remover, 8 Fl Oz, Rust Remover for Vertical Surfaces, Eliminates Oxides from Aluminum, Cast Iron, and Steel

This product does not have the expected consistency of a gel. When you get it, even if you shake it, it will remain more watery.This part is important: STIR the “gel” thoroughly—part of the thicker ingredients will still be clinging to the bottom of the container. With this done, it will still be a watery-paste, but it works! It actually works faster than the regular formulation. If you want to leave some if the age of the surface I recommend re-brushing the item every 15 minutes, so it doesn't settle in one area and to check the progress. Since I do want to retain some surface age, I will wipe and rinse the item throughly and let it dry to see the progress. It is a small bottle but it does go a long way towards many smaller projects.

Wish I could give this stuff NO STARS!I was fooled by the pic and didn't pay attention to 8oz in description. This is a TINY bottle, it's expensive AND it does not work! At least not for me.My bottle was NOT a gel. I shook the container well, opened it and poured some into a tray. It was clear like water, same viscosity also. Smells nasty. Then I shook it again it felt weird like something was still in the bottle. I sueezed it over the tray and this white glop began oozing out. It felt like soaked cotton. I literally pulled it out with my fingers, puzzled. This was NOT gel! Looked just like one of the review pictures. Was I supposed to pull this cotten out? What is this? Nothing on label about it.I had a couple lightly rusted Starrett tools. I put them in the liquid and covered them in the cotton goop. Left them soaking over 7 hours. They still have rust on them! I estimate it took off about 15%. The majority of the rust did not dissolve and their was not a lot of heavy rust. The tools were submerged.Have to try something else!This Evapo-Rust is:1. WAY WAY TOO EXPENSIVE for what you get! Picture is misleading!2. GOOP or soaked cotton in bottle. IT IS NOT GEL you can apply with a brush! DOES NOT cling to vertical surfaces as stated. Mine was clear liquid that looked like water and smelled horrible.3. CRC <- Decent name, I love their Brake Cleaner but not Evapo-Rust.I expected more from CRC.Didn't work for me! Will never buy again and I DO NOT recommend it. I'm leary of buying any other CRC product.

The Evapo Rust Gel performed just as advertised and did an excellent job of removing 13 years of rust off the steel wheels on my RAV4. I was looking for a product that I could apply to the wheels without removing them and that would improve the look of the wheels significantly. The Evapo Rust Gel seemed to fit the bill. I followed the instructions which include using a coarse sandpaper to remove loose surface rust where it was thickest. I applied the gel using a small paint brush. It went on easily and stayed on the vertical rusted surfaces as adevertised. You can see the results from the attached photos. Some other reviews said that the container was small for the price, but I was able to do all fouir wheels and have some left over. I also read reviews that said it was hard to apply, but using the paintbrush worked very well. Also, I saw some complaints about having to sand, but that step is clearly in the instructions and it is necessary. For heavily rusted areas, you need to sand first to get the best results. I didn't spend a lot of time sanding, just enough to gert the loose rust off. The Gel removed rust off more lightly rusted areas without any sanding. These wheels also had some very deeply rusted areas. While the Evapo Gel did not remove all the rust from these areas, it still made even those areas look much better. If I keep the car for a while, the rust will come back, but I will order this product again. It's money well spent.

Does not mix. Was separated as a liquid and a white paste that did not squeeze out of he bottle. Perhaps old or expired product. The liquid counterpart is a good product. I wish I had returned the unused portion; however I discarded it.Update: Contacted Manufacturer. Manufacturer sending replacement product!Replacement product usable and works well. Outdated product has obviously hurt the review stats. Outdated product needs to be addressed.

It applies easily and does an okay job removing surface rust, however in comparison to regular evaporust it doesn’t do as great a job of rust removal. Also, the shelf life of this stuff is really short. I’ve bought three bottles of this stuff and you can keep it unopened for a few months but after that it seems to decompose and goes from the proper consistency to basically an extremely cohesive jello that has almost no adhesive left to it. This also happens when you open the container and use it, it works great when it’s brand new but you can close it up keep it in a cool dry place within the specs and it has the same problem listed above in about 2 weeks if you don’t use it by then. Overall a good product if used right away but not a great product and it doesn’t last long