"White Vinegar The slowest of the slow, the best we can say is that its inexpensive, easy to use, and aluminum-safe. Unfortunately, there are downsides. It was the most aggressive towards
steel on a mil/cleaning time basis, the scale
removal was glacially slow, accomplishing little even with an overnight soaking, and a number of cruisers reported giving up on vinegar as a preventative method after becoming unconvinced it didn't do much."
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