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I soaked some rags on them for a bit, the a soft scotch brite.

Took my first shot at the table tubes with the Evaporust, not bad. Used a scotch pad, they look a lot better, and importantly feel smooth, the dark areas appear to be stains. I’ll keep at it.

Thanks. I’ll pick some up tomorrow.

Greetings all, thank you for letting me in the group. I’m taking on a long overdue rehab of my father’s MkV. Sadly he passed in 1993, but I couldn’t let it go, so its been sitting since. Now that I’ve retired and have the time, I’m going to get it running again. The first order of business it to tac...

One tip: if the end bracket ("way bar tie") doesn't want to come off the end of the way tubes, don't beat on the webbing between the tubes. The part is brittle. Thank you, it was actually easier that I was expecting everything came apart with no problems. Hopefully it goes back together a...

Greetings everyone, In part of my preparation to retire I am disassembling my fathers mark five. It has been idle for many years and needs some TLC which will be my first project in retirement. Are there any special tips I should know before I attempt to remove the power unit from the tubes? Thanks ...