Cleaning metal parts at home

[JamieB76]

Guys,

How do you clean up your vintage drive shafts? I have a number of shafts that have surface rust or are losing their colour, is it just a case of a wire brush on a dremel and then spray black. What sort of spray is best for this?

Also what is the best way to clean ali parts like steering knuckles? I only have basic equipment at home..

thanks

Jamie

[Fiss999]

Hi Jamie,

Personally, i used a product to blacken the steel which made miracle. I cannot make the difference between a new part !
You can find this stuff in a hunting store or the hunting section at WallMart .
This product is used on the FireArm to restore them and it's not expensive .

You can make a research on BLUING Steel !
When you blacken(Bluing) steel it is like a dyeing!

I did all the parts such as Drives Shaft , Tie Rod , U'J , Diff Outdrive and also Screws .


Here is my Tip

ROY

[Welshy40]

I used gt85 to start with and a white top sponge from asda as it doesnt scratch as much as the green pad

[veeza]

Great tip Roy i no the stuff you mean i have used it many years ago for my old air rifles i for got all about it. i will be getting some
thanks Roy
Good thread Jamie thank you