[Shop-talk] rust removal... small parts

[Brian Kemp]

John - If they are just regular parts and not rare/special, I'd probably 
just replace them.  Since they rusted once, unless treated/painted well, 
they will rust again.

That said, I do have a thrifty side too.  I cleaned some special bolts 
with a wire wheel in a bench grinder.  Wrap the finger tips of your 
gloves in masking tape to make them last a little longer.  As cheap as I 
was, I still replaced the washers and nuts.  I they spray painted them.  
You can also replate with kits from various sources, but that was too 
much effort for my situation.

Brian

On 9/22/2017 10:26 AM, john niolon wrote:
> I’ve got a handful of small (1/4”) carriage bolts, nuts and washers 
> that are rusty...  wondering best way to clean them up... thought 
> about electrolysis but I thought all the parts needed to be touching 
> the electrode (could be wrong)... what's the best/fastest/cheapest 
> rust removal method.
> thanks
> john
>
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