1930s Thor Gun Drill
Added 2018-01-21 18:14:45 +0000 UTCThis was fun!
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I usually wash them before they go into the solution. Light oil will be ok, but grease should be cleaned.
Hand Tool Rescue
2018-01-23 12:33:07 +0000 UTCHow does the Evapro-rust do with grease and oils? I would thought you need to clean them "better" or the solution would not get to the metal.
2018-01-23 05:42:19 +0000 UTCIt is a beautiful tool and a terrific restoration. What got me was that despite the age of the tool, how heavily used it had obviously been and how beat up it was, the turbine rotor, gears and bearings seemed unused!
Jeffrey R. Broido
2018-01-23 00:13:08 +0000 UTCIn this case, it was so dinged up that sand media was the way to go, even with aluminium. It gave me a head start on sanding.
Hand Tool Rescue
2018-01-21 18:56:31 +0000 UTCEver thought about soda blasting instead? It's much easier on the surface so you wouldn't have to sand as much
Tim The Enchanter
2018-01-21 18:54:08 +0000 UTC
