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Shock, horror, gasp, lathe bed rust!
Oh my god, during the restoration process of my Hercus, I wrapped the bed up in oil, and put it away in the garage thinking it would be rust free.
Wrong!, all the machined surfaces are covered in surface rust. Not deep pitted rust, just light rust, but enough to make a grown man cry.
My question is this. A scotch brite pad and some kero removed most of the rust, but what's left is a dark stain in the cast iron.
Q1. Is it possible to restore the machined surfaces to a bright finish without removing any metal?
Q2. What's the best way to protect the machined surfaces from re-rusting?
I'm not quite ready to fully strip the bed for re-painting.
Phil (Machtool), I've been to your factory and seen some of your excellent work, how do you do it?
Ken
Shock, horror, gasp, lathe bed rust!
Hi Ken,
At work we use one of the Lanotec products specifically designed for this purpose. It's a relatively new product but works very very well. If you like I will find out the name of it.
Phil