[SEL] rust help

[Elden DuRand]

Tom:

Go to your local paint store and get a bottle of "Ospho".  That stuff will remove the rust.

Then, to do as someone else suggested and wash 'em in a strong detergent.

THEN, rinse thoroughly and add just enough water to cover the sockets and add some Ospho.  

Stir gently.

The strength of the solution depends on how much rust there is and how patient you are.

Take care - Elden
http://www.oldengine.org/members/durand 

> -----Original Message-----
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> Germoamer at aol.com
> Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2009 11:08 AM
> To: sel at lists.stationary-engine.com
> Subject: [SEL] rust help
> 
> 
> Yesterday at the flea market, I purchased a 
> bucket full of sockets 1/4.  
> 3/8, 1/2 drive, Craftsman and SK, for the grand 
> price of $10.  Well  over 150 
> sockets and one 30mm Craftsman socket is worth 
> the $10. We had  rain for the 
> past week, and the bucket must have sat outside, 
> so they are  covered with 
> surface rust.  This comes off easily with a wire 
> wheel, but  how to remove 
> from inside the sockets?  

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> Tom  Schmutz
> Concord,  Va.
> germoamer at AOL.com