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I know I may be a little off topic, but pitting is pitting. I purchased a Civl War musician's sword. The blade is in good shape except for a lot of pitting. The blade is polished but the pitting shows ups really black. Anyone have any suggestions about how to clean out pitting, so the blade doesn't look like it had a lot of pepper on it. Thanks in advance.
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Part of the problem is that the dark color you see is probably rust and not just dirt. Unfortunatly no amount of cleaning will remove the rust completely. Musician's swords are not particularly valuable so I would not hesitate to polish the blades. I did it to a coulpe of mine and they cleaned up real nice. The pitting was not very deep in my case. It does take a bit of elbow grease but it is easy enough to do.
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What about trying Evapo-Rust. It is an environmentally friendly product that works well. You could try it on a small area. You will have to soak it, so you could rig up a pvc pipe with a cap on one end to hold it. It's not cheap; our machinists club buys it in 5-gal buckets. You might need a gal and it is totally reusable. Just an idea.
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Naval Jelly is not eco or any other friendly but it WILL remove ALL of the rust
Oh, BTW - do read the instructions
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Has anyone used the KANO labs' EXRUST Concentrate?...
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Wonko the Sane!! I don't believe it!! We don't hear from you very much any more. Good to hear from you. Best wishes.
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Welcome back Wonko, I always loved your posts. I second what Wonko says about Naval Jelly. It will get to the bottom of the pits and stop 'em from getting deeper.
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BUT, be careful out there with that Naval Jelly. It will do just what the label says it will. A little goes a long way too.
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I've never tried it on gun parts, but I have used electrolysis in the past to clean badly rusted tools. It is fairly simple to do and doesn't cost much if you have a car battery charger handy.
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