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I have too much time on my hands first thing in the mornings. This question is for those with a serious knowledge of reactions.
I understand Aqua and Vinegaroon and the effects on wood and sugar. I understand browning and gray finishes on metal. I think it's neat, the reaction of mustard on metal.
Heeres what my feeble little brain got stuck on this morning. What would the result be if you took a steel nose cap, coated it in mustard, placed it on a small wire rack, insulated the rack with a rubber sheet on the bench top, and introduced a 12 volt trickle charge to the rack and thus the cap? What would this minor introduction of current do to the chemical prosses? What would it do if the mustard sat 24 hours before the current came into play?
I would like to understand if anything at all would happen. I would do it as a test but sometimes changes made cannot be seen by the eye.
Please leave the hotdog jokes alone.
 
Why ask? Like I said, sometimes you can't see the results by eye. Changes may occur yet not visible changes.
My father had a master's in engineering and was my go-to guy for questions on physical and chemical reactions. If I asked him, it would have been like opening a science book and receiving the lecture. Taking notes.
But he died 20 years ago. I was hoping for one knowledgeable member to give me a little insight. I've seen some very in-depth explanations on the reactions of chemicals on here.
 
Electrolysis needs to happen in an electrolyte, and you also need an anode and cathode. IF you used water, and a metal plate, for the positive connection you could remove rust from the part.

I do not see any use for this in making and aged finish.

IF you dissolve metal in the electrolyte you could electroplate.
 
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