Rust Removal.

[Dimond]

Hi All.
Can anyone tell me of a good way to clean rust off stainless steel bottle screws. When the rigging was put up last spring cheap split pins were used and now they are rusted through and they have stained the stainless steel.

Dimond

 

[mbay]

cheap wire wool soap pads, astonish used with those little green sponge pan scrubs, brings em up a treat.

 

[Aja]

Put them through the dishwasher.

Donald

 

[BobOwen]

I'm just coming to the end of a spray bottle of rust remover called Star Brite an American product.

Its very good at removing rust and rust stains from f/glass. Simply squirt on and leave for 30 mins or so and wash down. Its worked everytime for me, including a friends very nasty rust streak from an anchor locker drain that developed over winter.

Its only ingredient seems to be Sodium Hypochlorite so if you know where you can buy that you'll save the £12 (Ouch) a bottle I payed!

 

[tritonofnor]

You can buy Hypochlorite in five gallon drums from dairy suppliers for not much more than that! It's used to bleach milking parlours after use...

 

[iangrant]

Y10 works the best - paint it on wash it off -

cheers


Ian

 

[Topcat47]

Cilit Bang and a soft cloth....just don't leave itr on too long.

 

[Franklin]

Sodium Hypochlorite is bleach!

 

[Vara]

If you mean the things aka Brillo pads don't use 'em.They will only produce more rust stains (in the fullness of time).No place for them on a boat.
Any thing with oxalic acid in it or abrasion with a non ferrous abrasive pad (Scotch-Brite or similar)will do the trick.
Dish washers are really good for cleaning manky metal,but is second only to cleaning rope and head sails in the washing machine for promoting marital disharmony.

 

[lexi]

hydroflouric acid ....if you can get it. It`s what welders use to pickle the heat discolouration after welding stainless..but it will dull the metal and you need to polish again
Alex

 

[Vara]

A bit OTT for this application!!
http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/safety/hf.htm

Use with great care.

 

[robind]

Astonish "oven cleaner paste" and an old tooth brush, from the pound shop works as well as anything also they sell brake cleaner too for other uses at a pound a tin!