8 Ludwig Bass Drum Claws. Again lost of rust.

8 Ludwig Tension rods. I can remove the rust from the threads with CLR which I've done before but is there anything I can do about the large pitting.

60's Spurs. I think the pics speak for themselves. These parts have been in water or something for them to rust this bad.

I would hate to see what the wood looked like...... That was certainly kept in the leaky basement.

YUP!!! Probably by the same type of people that would let an old classic car like a Road Runner, Charger, Cuda etc rot in a field some where.

Only paid $40.00 U.S. for all of it. And I new they were rusted. I wanted a challenge

Please, what you do with your own drum parts is your business but, in my opinion, take it or leave it, do NOT use steel wool. Do NOT use a dremel. Do NOT sand. I soak rusted parts overnight in a product called Evaporust. Sometimes, two sessions are necessary. Next, I apply Turtle Wax Rust Remover and Chrome Polish. The last step would be to apply a good Carnauba wax and hand polish. As for the pitting, there's nothing you can do. Other members will have their own methods including Dawn or even Coke. I'm sure these methods are quite valid. Just my two cents. Best of luck, sir!

Brian

+1 Great advice here. If you fail to follow it, you will be bummin' in a huge way.

I've heard great things about Evaporust but have never used it. Here, I would soak those in Ultra strength Dawn and water overnight. I would also apply polish after the rust was removed.

Mike

+1 on the evaporust. That stuff is great.