Michael Daly wrote: > > "E. Sullivan" wrote: > > How do you do it? I've tried and tried to get the rust spots off > > my River Shorty to no avail. > > The info with my knife (Sea Quest EZ-Lock) says to use > steel wool. I haven't tried it yet, I'll see if it works. > I suspect that the surface rust will come off, but there > will be a corrosion mark underneath (dull spot). The chemist pipes up: rust is autocatalytic: meaning it helps itself form, so once you get a spot, it will never disappear entirely. I think you are stuck with it, though Ralph's WD-40 treatment will minimize the growth, as will making sure its long-term storage is dry, dry, dry. Hot soapy water first, with a really hot rinse and immediate drying before the WD-40 (or equivalent; some like Tri-Flo better) will help keep off the salt and other crud that accelerates rust formation. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Apr 16 2000 - 17:41:02 PDT
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