Citric Acid Rust removal and Black Crud

[matt]

Anyone know a good way to clean all the black crud off something after using citric acid to remove the rust? I washed it down with a hose then rubbed it down with a cloth. I've still got loads of black marks all over the piece no doubt from small pits created by the rust. I tried steel wool, and sand pagper, but no luck. I'm thining I might have to try an old tooth brush.

[Brent in Montreal]

Hi Matt,

A toothbrush and some chrome polish should do the trick.

[Ed in Leaside]

I'm thining I might have to try an old tooth brush.

Hey Matt, don't be losing any hair over a few black spots. ;)

[matt]

Hey Matt, don't be losing any hair over a few black spots. ;)

Normall I wouldn't care, but its pretty bad. The pitting isn't noticable to the thouch, but its pretty visible. It also tends to get on my hands with I'm not keen on...

[Ed in Leaside]

Normall I wouldn't care, but its pretty bad.

I'm thining (in my best Foghorn Leghorn voice) it was a joke son. Gotta get rid of that Chinese keyboard. Ok, so maybe I have a strange sense of humor. Must be my English heritage. ;)

[Frank D.]

Hi Matt,
Nothing works like a razor blade, if the black crud you're talking about is like scale (resting on the surface). The blade doesn't even have to be very sharp.

[matt]

I'm thining (in my best Foghorn Leghorn voice) it was a joke son. Gotta get rid of that Chinese keyboard. Ok, so maybe I have a strange sense of humor. Must be my English heritage. ;)

doh, I didn't read what you quoted... :)

[wiktor]

Matt,

try this site - www.wkFineTools.com (http://www.wkFineTools.com)

There is a whole section on restoring old tools: http://www.wkfinetools.com/restore/index.asp

with a lot of useful articles.

Wiktor

[matt]

Matt,

try this site - www.wkFineTools.com (http://www.wkFineTools.com)

There is a whole section on restoring old tools: http://www.wkfinetools.com/restore/index.asp

with a lot of useful articles.

Wiktor

nice! Thanks for the link :)