rusty machine

[k4mrc]

does any one know the best way to clean a rusty machine?

just taken a patcher out of the garage, stored under a cover - but been there 3 years or so...

any ideas??

[derek]

i think wd40 will help,that and a good wire brush,then oil the working parts,or atleast is what i would do

[Lee]

On bare metal mechanical parts use a brass suede brush & fine wet & dry, followed by machine oil. On the casting a wire brush & some good old smooth hammerite! Got my machine out of a shed some 20+ years ago & it was seized through rust.

 

I've been using it daily ever since.

 

Lee

[Pyrite]

Here in Australia, we generally dump it in a tub of kerosene for a week. Get it out, blast it with a compressor's air gun, dry and oil. Put a new coat of paint on it if you want a clean look and that is about it.

 

Cheers

[k4mrc]

thanks guys, it's always a good thing to have other views on how to tackle these jobs,

by Pyrite » Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:06 am

 

Here in Australia, we generally dump it in a tub of kerosene for a week. Get it out, blast it with a compressor's air gun, dry and oil. Put a new coat of paint on it if you want a clean look and that is about it.

 

and WOW! need a bloody big tub to put this in, but thanks..

[Pyrite]

conveniently, we can still buy the old metal tubs (most people just use them to wash their dogs in) and 20 litre tins of kero pretty cheap...

 

[Guest amuckart]

There's a product called evapo-rust I've used here to restore some old machines. I don't know where you'd find it locally but it's the closest thing to magic for getting rid of rust I've ever seen.

 

http://www.evapo-rust.com

[Guest Austin]

Strip it and find someone who does plastic media blasting as long as its only surface corrosion and no flaking it'll strip it away no problem