If using the electric set up you would connect the negative to the job and positive to the anodes, normally plating would be the reverse of this as you would be taking metal from the anodes such as Nickel or copper and putting it onto the job that's hanging in the centre of the bath, but as you are taking rust particles (metal) from the job to the anode you have to have the electricity flow the other way.
So in normal order negative flows to positive through the electrolyte solution.
Now if you are not using electricity you'll find that there is no hydrogen being produced so generally speaking you'll have no change within the structure of the steel. Now for what MF is doing and what he's doing it to there's absolutely no issues at all as it's merely an engine cowl that has no tensile structure applied to it.
Hope that this clears up that issue.
Cheers, BB.
***Please Note, that I have two anodes in the photo that are merely looped together with the red jumper lead. The more surface area you have on the anodes the more the current will flow and the amperage will read higher on the amp meter, thus the faster the process happens and more bubbles appear.
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