Quote Originally Posted by NaeKuh View Post
and make sure you got all the vinegar out or your insides will oxidize within a matter of 1 day.
Quote Originally Posted by BrokenWall View Post
OK Fine guys, have my thread, I will just try what movieman said, I am just tired of trying to read though this arguement, thanks.

Have fun, I am ending my thread since I didn't get a great amount of help though proving stupid theories and arguements about this and that.
I'm sorry you feel you didn't get help. I thought you got loads of advice. Many questions like yours do not have a cut and dried answer and regardless of the solution you pick to solve a problem, it will involve compromises. Look at naekuh's comment above - he recommends vinegar to clean the rad but then says to get it all out or the insides will oxidize within a day. Think about that. If a little bit of residual vinegar is enough to trash your rad, then what do you think is happening to the insides when you have it full of vinegar? Again, it's a compromise solution and in many instances is an agreeable one. But you should know that chemical cleaning metals with acids results in a chemical reaction with both the gunk you're trying to get rid of and the base metal you want to preserve.