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Fast way to clean rusty hardware?
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 2:06 pm
by greene-r74
Is there a good easy cheap fast way? I've been cleaning every individual nut, ball joint and screw by hand with a wire wheel on my dremel. There has to be an easier way.
Re: Fast way to clean rusty hardware?
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 2:23 pm
by ROH73
For parts with surface rust, I usually soak them in CLR for a couple of hours.
You can also use this stuff, which works very well:
http://www.evaporust.com/evaporust.html
Of course, you have to do something to treat the bare metal or it will just rust again.
Re: Fast way to clean rusty hardware?
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 2:39 pm
by greene-r74
That evapo rust looks like a handy product. I usually coat everytyhing with moo-slick when I'm done.
Re: Fast way to clean rusty hardware?
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 12:56 am
by shane
Hoppe's no.9 Solvent to clean and then a coat of good lube ( I like Remington Wonder Lube ). I use it on all my new and used hardware. Hoppe's no.9 also works on aluminum. I left some aluminum parts in a Simple Green bath for 3 days and all the parts turned black. After a day in the no.9 solvent, they are perfect. You gun guys out there, know this stuff is great

Re: Fast way to clean rusty hardware?
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 9:10 am
by kaiser
i like to use gun blue on the parts when done. make'em look new.