How do I clean rusted lug screws?
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I soaked 'em in a bath of Dawn and warm water and had my son scrub 'em when they came out. Do you have Dawn???...and a son? Both make this job much easier.
I've tried this it didn't work. Someone said to soak them in soda.
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I steel wooled one and when I was done I could see the chrome. But it took forever. What would you do if there were some paint on them.
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One of the other cats here (i forget who) mentioned Whink Rust Stain remover - I soaked them in it.
http://www.whink.com/rust_stain_remover.htm
It helped a bit when I used it, but it's pretty noxious stuff - gotta wear gloves & follow directions - However, afterward, I used Brasso and elbow grease on a few - until I ran out of gasHurting - seemed like that method was effective - but was taking FOREVER. An old tooth brush woulda made things easier. Brasso does a nice job on chrome, but I've been less impressed with it on bare metal - I refurbished an old Jenco aluminum lyre glockenspiel - NuFinish car polish did a better job there on the aluminum.
Another thing I've done is soak these in a jar overnight in Amway Wonder Mist - (a relative gave it too me - it's a bit expensive per can - not sure if they still sell it) - It's kinda like WD-40. I'm not sure if there's much difference between the two or not, but it seemed to clean & condition the metal - and supposedly inhibits corrosion.
KleeningI think the Dawn would help to loosen your normal water soluble dirt as a first wave, plus it cuts grease.
It seems that the ones I've cleaned aren't manufactured to polish up in any way - they seem kinda flat finished - maybe galvanized or something.
One thing I considered - putting them all into a piece of pre-drilled pine - close together, then scrubbing at their tops all at once - didn't do it, but.... Just something to hold 'em all at once.
So, from my experience (and there will be more of these to clean soon) - All of the above - plus a tooth brush and some elbow grease.... and a lot of patience.
Oh, and DON'T wear a tuxedo:p
P.S. - If you haven't seen this VDF page - it's worth the read:
All previous posts have good advice.
I used CLR - it's a Calcium, Lime and Rust remover and it's not to noxious, but I did wear gloves.
Soak the mounting screws in a little container of it and then rub the screws on a copper pad - doesn't scratch like steel wool. Sometimes all you need is a toothbrush after a good soak. This works for t-rods, too.
I use bartenter's friend, you will find it next to the ajax and comet, it has some sort of acid in it, I mix it with dawn and enough water to submerse the screws. I put my screws in a old fashion wood handled kitchen strainer and lower it into the bowl with the bartenders friend. Then I put this vibrator on top of the strainer. The screws vibrate against each other and come out shiney as a new penny! I stir the mixture occasionally, The longer you leave the screws in there the cleaner they get.
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I got some wink today, I cant wait to try my vibrating small parts cleaner with wink! I will let you know how it works.
"despratly looking for some rusty screws!"
1968 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-14Sky blue P
1972 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-14BlueVistalite
1972 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-(14 impostor)BlackPanther "SOLD"
1964 Ludwig Oyster Black Pearl 22-12-13-16-14Supra "SOLD"
1969 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-14 Citrus Mod "SOLD"
1969 LUDWIG Sexto-Plus 8-1 0-12-13-14-15-16-20-20-14 Silver Sparkle
60's Majestic Delux 12-13-16-22-14 red pearl
2009 Homemade Kids 8-10-13-16-12 Orange Sparkle
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Don't tell my wife!
Okay it seems like a good idea.
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I did the whink with my vibrating parts cleaning aparatus. It literally stripped the plating off of the screws! Dammitt!!
Anybody have some lug screws for a 66 luddy marching snare? lol
1968 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-14Sky blue P
1972 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-14BlueVistalite
1972 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-(14 impostor)BlackPanther "SOLD"
1964 Ludwig Oyster Black Pearl 22-12-13-16-14Supra "SOLD"
1969 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-14 Citrus Mod "SOLD"
1969 LUDWIG Sexto-Plus 8-1 0-12-13-14-15-16-20-20-14 Silver Sparkle
60's Majestic Delux 12-13-16-22-14 red pearl
2009 Homemade Kids 8-10-13-16-12 Orange Sparkle
24 kits, 80 Snares, 65 Cymbals
Don't tell my wife!
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