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I'm wondering where you guys get your scotch brite and what kind you use. I have a little polishing and cleaning on some of my parts and I've seen the the results that some of you guys have gotten and it is what I'm looking for but I don't know where to get it or the right kind.

jcraigie wrote:I'm wondering where you guys get your scotch brite and what kind you use. I have a little polishing and cleaning on some of my parts and I've seen the the results that some of you guys have gotten and it is what I'm looking for but I don't know where to get it or the right kind.

This may be a bigger decision that you expect. It sure surprised me just how many options there were.

http://www.scotch-brite.com/wps/portal/ ... Directory/

This is what I use.

Most stores stock an assortment. They can be found in the cleaning aisle. Very common store item.

Also you can put a pad down on your workpiece and then put a palm sander on top of that to lessen the elbow grease needed as I saw somewhere that someone did.

I like one of these for rough rusty stuff like the sheet metal part of the legs.
http://www.dtydirect.com/ProductDesc.aspx?code=CC4064&type=0&eq=&desc=Charcoal-Companion-Black-Plastic-%26-Nylon-Grill-Scrubber
The ones I bought at Wally World were coarse grit like Scotch-brite. You might want to be sure what you buy has actual grit and not just a nylon pad.

They also make a good push block and grip better than some with rubber pads.

wannabewoodworker wrote:Also you can put a pad down on your workpiece and then put a palm sander on top of that to lessen the elbow grease needed as I saw somewhere that someone did.

I have a couple of B&D mouse's (mice? Meece? ) and they sell such pads pre-cut for them.


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I recently bought a 1959 Greenie. The way tubes were quite rusty but had only minor pitting. Sorry, I didn't take a before picture.
To clean them I used a Scotch-Brite heavy duty (green) scour pad that I wet with Evapo-Rust rust remover.
I poured a small amount of the Evapo-Rust onto the pad but this was not the best plan as the excess ran through onto the floor.
Next time I will put the Evapo-Rust in saucer and dip the Scotch-Brite pad in that.
A few minutes rubbing with the Scotch-Brite pad/Evapo-Rust turned the rust/dirt on the way tubes into a light gray sludge that was easily wiped off with a shop towel. The rust in the pits turned black.

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The way tubes will still need a bit of work but for now I have waxed them and the head stock and table carriage slide easily.
The bench tubes have/had only a few rusty bits, the far one hasn't been touched yet. On the near bench tube you can see where the sludge has dried on after I started on it and then got called away. I think the bench tubes are painted.

rpd wrote:I recently bought a 1959 Greenie. The way tubes were quite rusty but had only minor pitting. Sorry, I didn't take a before picture.
To clean them I used a Scotch-Brite heavy duty (green) scour pad that I wet with Evapo-Rust rust remover.
I poured a small amount of the Evapo-Rust onto the pad but this was not the best plan as the excess ran through onto the floor.
Next time I will put the Evapo-Rust in saucer and dip the Scotch-Brite pad in that.
A few minutes rubbing with the Scotch-Brite pad/Evapo-Rust turned the rust/dirt on the way tubes into a light gray sludge that was easily wiped off with a shop towel. The rust in the pits turned black.

The way tubes will still need a bit of work but for now I have waxed them and the head stock and table carriage slide easily.
The bench tubes have/had only a few rusty bits, the far one hasn't been touched yet. On the near bench tube you can see where the sludge has dried on after I started on it and then got called away. I think the bench tubes are painted.

Most of the folks here have had great success chucking the tubes up in their second Shopsmith and truning them lathe style while sanding them with progessively finer grits of sand paper. I did this and they really came out super nice. Obviously if you dont have a second SS to use it isn't an option but before I had a second SS I just removed the tubes from the machine and sanded them by hand until they shined like new. Yours look pretty good but some more sanding and polishing will really bring them back to like new again.

wannabewoodworker wrote:Most of the folks here have had great success chucking the tubes up in their second Shopsmith and truning them lathe style while sanding them with progessively finer grits of sand paper. I did this and they really came out super nice. Obviously if you dont have a second SS to use it isn't an option but before I had a second SS I just removed the tubes from the machine and sanded them by hand until they shined like new. Yours look pretty good but some more sanding and polishing will really bring them back to like new again.

I think it was Mickyd who used an electric drill to spin the tubes on his bench. No Shopsmith involved. Whoever it was built some sort of rollers for the tubes to lay in.