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Date Posted: - Thursday - 08/17/06 - 9:39am
Author: marcus
Subject: removal of surface rust on SS rails

Hello all: I've just gotten back from a trip from Portland, OR to the columbia bar west of Astoria. The bar was closed to under 36 ft boats by the USCG, but I got the boat into the salt water as close as I could. Now I have some light surface rust on some of the SS deck stanchions. I got some of it off with a cloth type metal polish called "Never dull" but it is slow going and I suspect too fine for the application. What is the most agressive way to remove tarnish from the SS parts of the deck work that dosn't leave scratches? Maybe fine steel wool? Any help I would be thankfull for.
Best,
Marcus

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[> rust remover -- Kathy Campbell SHADOW 323, - Thursday - 08/17/06 - 1:29pm

Hi Marcus,
You can try using BAR KEEPERS FRIEND, which is available at most grocery stores and some hardware stores. I've used it on more delicate items and it doesn't scratch. A lanlubber friend told me about it. It's also inexpensive.
Mariner Friend, Kathy


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[> Not steel wool -- Randall, Murre, M31, - Thursday - 08/17/06 - 7:29pm

I left my stern pulpit under the boat during the deck job. When we got done, noticed it had all kinds of crap and paint on it. Scraped the paint off and then "polished" some with fine steel wool and some with very very fine wet / dry sand paper.

This tactic is great at removing rust but IT DOES LEAVE comparatively deep scratches. NOT the way to go if luster and a rustless surface is your goal. The kind of dull finish I got rusts a little, but not much faster than the other SS parts of the boat. I buff it ocassionally and it looks alright, but no one would call it shiny.

Don’t have a better answer.

RR


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