Please ignore that last email.
There is no rust to knock off as it is only surface rust, I was explaining to engineers this morning that the test they use in Australia is that if you hit the rebar and if flakes of rust come off the rebar then it needs to be cleaned off or replaced. There are no flakes of rust on the bar.
Secondly I am sure you do not care so much if we oil the forms or not but I have instructed them NOT to oil the forms as it is bound to get on the rebar, our problem is we will just have to give the forms a much more thorough clean before using next time.
I have asked them to send more close up photos as well.
We plan to pour on Sunday.