Yet Another De-rusting Method
The following may have been mentioned before, so apologies in advance.
A mate who does a lot of vehicle restorations/spare part supplies showed me a tray full of various Toyota bolts and clips etc. He asked me what I thought. About what I asked, as these things in the tray were new (I thought) They were old bolts left to soak in white vinegar!! When they have lost their rust and plating he rinses them then applies WD40. Yep "new" bolts
I bought off Ebay 2 old Carpenters squares. One with steel blade and stock whilr the other was steel blade with wooden stock banded in brass. I soaked them over night as they had years of cakey surface rust. This morning I just gave them a gentle rub with steel wool which was easy to remove the rust. The blades are "cloudy" so I topped up the vinegar with more fresh stuff. The brass tarnish rubbed off with my finger!!
I will leave them overnight again as I am hoping to see the blades clear and see if they have measurements on them. The all steel one has Disston embossed on it. I never knew Mr Disston made anything other than saws.
I have tried electrolysis so I would compare the vinegar with that method, so far. The best thing is its very gentle and...you don't have to do anything but add the tool to the vinegar and submerge it. EASY
Stay tuned for another action packed episode....when I tell you how I got on with the second immersion.