A little water helps the rust go away
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 5:43 pm
While digging into my 'new' 1994 SS Mark V 510's jointer (the primary reason I bought the setup), I have been concentrating on getting rid of the light coat of rust that covered the jointer bed. Didn't have any Naval Jelly and I was impatient to get going so I used mechanical abrasion - i.e. #1 steel wool then 400 wet-and-dry carbide sandpaper.
I noticed that having a bit of water on the surface seemed to considerably help the cleaning process. Spit works good too!
Basically I applied a little water on the surface and then aggressively used the steel wool on the rusty surface. I rapidly got a red slurry which really seemed to help the removal process. After a couple of minutes, I would rub off the slurry mixture and see how things were going. I think it worked very well.
It also worked with sandpaper - doing the sanding wet seemed to be more effective in cutting into the rust/et al on the bed.
Of course, when all done, I applied a liberal wax job. Looks great. I'll post some pictures later.
I noticed that having a bit of water on the surface seemed to considerably help the cleaning process. Spit works good too!
Basically I applied a little water on the surface and then aggressively used the steel wool on the rusty surface. I rapidly got a red slurry which really seemed to help the removal process. After a couple of minutes, I would rub off the slurry mixture and see how things were going. I think it worked very well.
It also worked with sandpaper - doing the sanding wet seemed to be more effective in cutting into the rust/et al on the bed.
Of course, when all done, I applied a liberal wax job. Looks great. I'll post some pictures later.