Cleaning large rusted attachments?
#1
Cleaning large rusted attachments?
Hey everyone, I am starting some serious sewing machine cleaning of my collection.
I have a nice White rotary that had some large attachments with it but they are in pretty bad shape. I know how to clean machines but not these. Should I do this in stages? Are they too far gone? What would be best to remove the rust with? And NO, I do not want to take them apart....so best way to clean them as a whole unit.
Here are the pics:
I have a nice White rotary that had some large attachments with it but they are in pretty bad shape. I know how to clean machines but not these. Should I do this in stages? Are they too far gone? What would be best to remove the rust with? And NO, I do not want to take them apart....so best way to clean them as a whole unit.
Here are the pics:
#2
People seem to use a product called "evap-o-rust" to good effect. I have never tried it... I use a very hot solution of citric acid ( caution will darken most metal ) they are not "too far gone" but they may not ever be real pretty again. the blue-black parts ( the thin springs) are the places you would end up braking first if they get realy rusty and yours seem to be workable.
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The black parts are chemically blued. Just like guns. Evapo-Rust will remove this rust very quickly. Other than changing the appearance of the attachments I don't see too much of a downside to that. At least the rust will be gone.
Joe
Joe
#5
Thanks Joe, Nice to know about the chemically blued parts. I decided to just use my Dremel wire brush bit and they are looking pretty nice now. I am taking the screws out one by one to clean them and then all around where they go. It is slow going.
#8
I had Evap o rust on my shopping list for a while, never got to a real auto parts store to ask, and naval jelly did nothing.
quite by accident, this past week I went to Tractor Supply to buy cat food, and they had Evap o rust in one of the bins.
Hopefully today I will have some things soaking.
quite by accident, this past week I went to Tractor Supply to buy cat food, and they had Evap o rust in one of the bins.
Hopefully today I will have some things soaking.
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Central Wisconsin
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I tried to buy Evap-o-rust at my local lumber yard/hardware store, but they didn't have it. I think I'll try Fleet Farm next.
By "Tractor Supply", do you mean a special store, or one that sells supplies for tractors.
By "Tractor Supply", do you mean a special store, or one that sells supplies for tractors.
#10
Tractor Supply is the name of a Chain of Farm and ranch supply stores ... mostly in the south or midwest I think ( I have never been in one ... none here in Alaska ) but it is sort of a "home improvement" store catering to a farmer. Not so much Lumber Think large stock tanks Barbed wire , Chain , fencing material etc.
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