Stopping Rust

Ron Wood · 12-22-2016, 02:22 AM

Good old 3-in-1 oil is just as good as any modern product for soaking rust and it is pretty cheap. I agree with Don that there is no need for alchemy or over analysis. A brass shell casing is a fairly good tool to work on rust scale once it has been loosened with an oil soak and the brass residue comes off with 0000 steel wool. It won't all come off with the first try and there is no magic that will restore the pits. It will never be beautiful but it will be better than it is now. Lastly, there is no substitute for elbow grease and patience.
Ron

12-22-2016, 02:22 AM	#16
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,040 Thanks: 1,106 Thanked 5,257 Times in 1,724 Posts	Good old 3-in-1 oil is just as good as any modern product for soaking rust and it is pretty cheap. I agree with Don that there is no need for alchemy or over analysis. A brass shell casing is a fairly good tool to work on rust scale once it has been loosened with an oil soak and the brass residue comes off with 0000 steel wool. It won't all come off with the first try and there is no magic that will restore the pits. It will never be beautiful but it will be better than it is now. Lastly, there is no substitute for elbow grease and patience. Ron __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction