Rust Removal?

[saxart]

Your thread is great, but, that stuff looks nasty.

LOL   Yeah, I hear ya.    It's not exactly lemonade.   

Regardless of whichever acidic rust clean up is chosen, it's good to remember that it will either completely remove the protective plating or highly diminish it, so it's important to put a protective clear-coat on the hardware once the rust is removed to keep it from rusting again.

[MacEggs]

Stupid questions:  Are these legs chrome plated steel?  Or, SS?

Clearly the hardware was not SS, then rusted over years of neglect.

The legs have traditionally been aluminum- great since it doesn't rust but soft. It scratches easily and still oxidizes to become cloudy. The new legs look like cheap plated metal, but I have'nt verified that the material has changed.

These legs are quite sturdy and heavy.  And a magnet sticks to them no problem ... not aluminum.
Just wondering if I could polish them after the CLR treatment ... Which by the way is working wonders on the rust. Thanks, guys! 

Your thread is great, but, that stuff looks nasty.

LOL   Yeah, I hear ya.    It's not exactly lemonade.   

Regardless of whichever acidic rust clean up is chosen, it's good to remember that it will either completely remove the protective plating or highly diminish it, so it's important to put a protective clear-coat on the hardware once the rust is removed to keep it from rusting again.

Thanks, Art!  I will definitely keep that in mind.   

[glrasmussen]

MacEggs, I have good success with this product.

This was less than a minute each wheel. Toothbrush and rinse.

[Craig]

Damn... Those wheelers look almost brand new..

[MacEggs]

Thank you to everyone for their help with the rust issue. 

I had some CLR on hand, so I ended up going with that, and it worked great!

@glrasmussen, I would love to get my hands on that stuff ... However, I don't think it's available up here. Looks like it works .. and fast! 

I replaced the hardware with SS.

What do you guys use to get the lid vent nice and shiny?
I find that even 0000 steel wool leaves some fine looking scratches.

It would be remiss of me if I didn't mention the teamwork involved in acquiring this SJP.
@Lerxst was instrumental in the price negotiation ... He then passed along the emails to me.
I then arranged with the seller to pick this up as it was much too far for Lerxst to pick it up. Thanks, buddy! 

Here was the original one-and-only pic from the kijiji ad, followed by some before and after:

[glrasmussen]

Looks great Mac! I usually finish the vent with Mothers, using a 0000 as the applicator.

[GregS]

nice job Mac!!!

i've been using this will good results.  typically i let stuff soak for 12-?? hours depending if i remember it's soaking.  a light sanding with 300-400 grit after and it comes out nice.  no sanding needed on the hardware. 



that bottle was $9 at autozone.  it says it's reusable but it got pretty black from the almost trashed stuff i had in it.