Evaporust on clearance at Lowes

Vegaman_Dan · Mar 15, 2013

metal4130 said:
$1.12 at my local store and 10 in stock.

I've never used this stuff, is it worth it and does it work well?

Considering it's usually around $8 /bottle, yeah, it's a very good deal.

What's more, the stuff actually *works*. It's great to derust tools you get at garage sales, nuts and bolts, or anything really. Wish I knew what the secret was so we could make our 5 gallon buckets of the stuff to dip into.

MPOWERD · Mar 15, 2013

Vegaman_Dan said:
Considering it's usually around $8 /bottle, yeah, it's a very good deal.

What's more, the stuff actually *works*. It's great to derust tools you get at garage sales, nuts and bolts, or anything really. Wish I knew what the secret was so we could make our 5 gallon buckets of the stuff to dip into.

Its also reusable! :beer:

loranger · Mar 15, 2013

MPOWERD said:
I picked up 10 tonight from the store in Carrollton, Texas. The price was 1.12 each but it took a lot of effort to locate them. The computer showed 22 in stock (only store within 50 miles that had ANY) but they had no idea where they would be. After 2 hours of searching with 3 guys while the store was closing I gave up, left them my phone number and headed home 35 minutes after closing.

Wouldn't you know it they found it right after I left... They gave me a call and let me know... But all the registers were already closed... So it looked like i would have to head all the way back down to this store tomorrow (40 miles), then the head of the paint dept that had been helping me find the Evaporust called me back again and got the store GM to reopen a register for him so I headed back again (I was only a few miles away) and they let me back into the store and sold me the 10 quarts, about an hour after they had originally closed...

Now if that isn't good old fashioned customer service I don't know what is! Even though this store is no where near where I live they are going to get the lions share of my business!

You can't beat these guys anywhere! All this effort for a $11.20 sale!

They still have 12 more quarts if anyone needs them...

I may go pick some of those up. Did they say where they were? I got shafted out of the ones I bought online at the Mesquite store. They showed 6 in stock so I ordered 4. Got the pickup email and everything. I get there and they cant find any. Said they are all gone and they aren't getting any more. Could only refund my money ($2.50 or so).

txusa03 · Mar 15, 2013

I must have missed it, what program/app are you all using to check inventory?

I went to lowes.com but that does not list inventory. Any left for 77030 zipcode if someone with the know how would check for me. Thanks.

mf44 · Mar 15, 2013

loranger said:
I may go pick some of those up. Did they say where they were? I got shafted out of the ones I bought online at the Mesquite store. They showed 6 in stock so I ordered 4. Got the pickup email and everything. I get there and they cant find any. Said they are all gone and they aren't getting any more. Could only refund my money ($2.50 or so).

Just a tip, Lowes has a 20 minute guarantee where if you order something and it is not ready within 20 minutes, they will give you a $25 gift card. It sounds like not only did you order it, but they also said it was ready for pickup, and certainly wasn't ready. If this happens again, you should ask for the gift card.

MPOWERD · Mar 15, 2013

loranger said:
I may go pick some of those up. Did they say where they were? I got shafted out of the ones I bought online at the Mesquite store. They showed 6 in stock so I ordered 4. Got the pickup email and everything. I get there and they cant find any. Said they are all gone and they aren't getting any more. Could only refund my money ($2.50 or so).

Call the paint dept. They know where it is in that store. Its the one on Trinity Mills (George Bush) just east of I35...

972-446-0066

Vegaman_Dan · Mar 19, 2013

MPOWERD said:
Its also reusable!

I filtered out my used solvent and put it back in the bottle. It definitely is reusable. May not look as pretty, but sure works!

rickhigginshtbr · Mar 19, 2013

Vegaman_Dan said:
I filtered out my used solvent and put it back in the bottle. It definitely is reusable. May not look as pretty, but sure works!

how? I tried coffee filters and didn't think it worked since there was nothing in the filter....

loranger · Mar 20, 2013

MPOWERD said:
Call the paint dept. They know where it is in that store. Its the one on Trinity Mills (George Bush) just east of I35...

972-446-0066

Thanks! I finally made it out there this past weekend and picked up 4. They couldnt remember where it was but was sure it was either isle 10 or 11. I finally found it and picked up 4. I already have some brackets to put disc brakes on my truck soaking!

Before:

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Will update when I take them out.

madmikeee · Mar 20, 2013

Damn nothing here, $8.98

loranger · Mar 20, 2013

After:

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I did have to do a quick once over with a wire wheel to get some black residue off. That may have just been my fault for leaving them in too long though.

Danglerb · Mar 20, 2013

Wash off the dirt and grease first, and I usually use a scrub brush in the parts washer to remove the surface rust that will come right off. Evaporust bonds with the rust, so each bottle is good for only so much rust, loose and easily removed otherwise or not.

holland_patrick · Mar 20, 2013

Got the last 4 in the newington ct store. 11cents each

alxdgr8 · Mar 20, 2013

Got the last 3 in Tukwila, WA ($0.56 each) and last 2 in Renton, WA ($1.44 each).

PAToyota · Mar 20, 2013

Two closest stores showed $8.98. Third closest store showed $2.69. Fourth $2.24. Fifth $5.39. Currently unavailable at all of them...

CRTDI · Mar 21, 2013

holland_patrick said:
Got the last 4 in the newington ct store. 11cents each

Seriously, 11 cents ea....I think you deserve a YOU **** award for that. Many thanks to the OP for posting this deal. I just picked up 9 ea. @ 56 cents.

Fitzgerald · Mar 22, 2013

I just picked up the last 10 in town.

Not 11 cents each, but I was more that happy paying $1.50 each.

Great product at an great price.

Thanks again "Hot Deals". :thumbup:

alxdgr8 · Mar 22, 2013

Already a guy on the local CL selling them for $5/each :lol_hitti

specialk · Mar 22, 2013

Thanks to the OP for this- I just picked up the last few bottles at my local store. It showed $3.89 online and in stock (still a deal) so I placed the order last night and picked them up today. I asked if they'd price match them for me since other stores in the area showed them in stock and priced lower at $1.11- they did, and I was quite surprised/happy....

FWIW, the Aurora, CO store still shows 10 in stock @ $1.04....

928'er · Mar 23, 2013

Only one quart available at $7.18 - and, it's 40 miles away....

So, not a nationwide clearance.

miketyler · Mar 23, 2013

Its a distance but I just bought two at store Lemmon Ave by Love Field for $1.12 ea. Has anyone seen a case where online showed zero stock but later found the store did have stock? Thinking on hitting the Lowes close to me though its showing zero stock or at least calling their paint dept.

Fitzgerald · Mar 23, 2013

miketyler said:
Its a distance but I just bought two at store Lemmon Ave by Love Field for $1.12 ea. Has anyone seen a case where online showed zero stock but later found the store did have stock? Thinking on hitting the Lowes close to me though its showing zero stock or at least calling their paint dept.

Not zero stock, but when I bought mine, they were only supposed to have 7 and I bought all 10.

miketyler · Mar 24, 2013

Yup the two that were supposed to be at Lemmon ave store couldnt not be found so they refended my money. However, the Carrollton store showed 5 but had 7 and I bought all. Score!

Benw455 · Mar 27, 2013

5.99 here

MPOWERD · Mar 27, 2013

miketyler said:
Yup the two that were supposed to be at Lemmon ave store couldnt not be found so they refended my money. However, the Carrollton store showed 5 but had 7 and I bought all. Score!

That is the store I posted about... They guys at Carrollton go the extra mile for you.

The Lemon Ave store has them they are just to dumb to know where they are!

NismoPlsr · Mar 27, 2013

holland_patrick said:
Got the last 4 in the newington ct store. 11cents each

So you are the one. I should have went to the store when i saw they had them instead of waiting for the weekend. I think those were the only bottles in CT.

JMcFly · Mar 27, 2013

I might have to go to my lowes and see if there are any left.

jam022316 · Mar 27, 2013

Aw man you guys ****! All out of stock at my local stores. Congrats on the pickup!

svronthmve · Mar 27, 2013

Went to both of ours here. Out of stock, but the employee told me they have 24 on order expected to arrived soon. Hmmmm......if it's clearanced, why would it show an order?

drwheels · Mar 27, 2013

I found some for .90 over the weekend. Most stores do not know where it is. Thanks op.

lwlobo · Mar 28, 2013

Found it in the store, but it price checked at $8.99, same as listed online for local stores.

I'd like to try some, but much more so at $1 than $9/qt.

38Chevy454 · Mar 28, 2013

No low price in Albuquerque stores.

_vin_ · Mar 30, 2013

Picked up 4 @ 1.22 . Has been showing up 0 in stock for a while online.

All · May 12, 2013

$5.84 a quart out west, 0 in stock among 6 stores within a 50 mile radius.

I just bought a 5 gallon pail at O'Reilly's for $89.00. Northern Tool has it for $79.00, but the shipping is $30.00 for 48 lbs, and then there was the wait time.

I called O'Reilly's in the morning, and they had it trucked in from their distribution center that afternoon, and I picked it up in the evening.

Still, I'd rather pay a buck or two a quart like you guys seem to be averaging, even though $17.80 a gallon at O'Reilly's is much better than $30.00 a gallon at Harbor Freight.

Lessons learned:

1. HF is NOT the cheapest on non HF branded, non imported items.

2. O'Reilly's has area distribution centers that stock items that their stores do not, and can get those items to the store on the same day... even a Saturday, which is when I called about the 5 gallon pail of Evaporust that they had ready to pick up that very evening.

3. Lowe's discontinuance of Evaporust appears to have run it's course.

One big unanswered question remains... WHY did Lowe's discontinue Evaporust?

Hootbro · May 12, 2013

All said:
.................

One big unanswered question remains... WHY did Lowe's discontinue Evaporust?

Probably because they did not sell enough of it. First rule of big box retail is that every item on the shelf has to earn it's keep.

Evaporust is a niche item and like most niche items, they can languish on a shelf sometimes.

Evaporust on clearance at Lowes

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