Found her at a garage sale today





It is pretty smooth reeling right now
going to see how good it will clean up
I only see the one screw i need to replace,going to shop for new side plates for it to if these don't clean up

i should be ready to go after the big crappie when i get it going

Ive bought several Abus off Ebay for absurdly low prices. A few needed cleaning like this one, I use baking soda and a stiff bristle toothbrush. All new bearings and drag washers, and your back in the throw!

might try the baking soda

Has anyone ever refinished a reel with KG Gun Kote? It was formulated to refinish firearms. It's applied with an airbrush then the part is baked at 300 degrees for 10 minutes and is so thin it doesn't interfere with closely fitted parts. It comes in many colors. There's also a color called Brushed Stainless that would be great for chrome parts that have oxidized or corroded. You clean the part to be sprayed with very fine emery paper or Scotchbrite. I've used it to refinish several pistols, and it's a great product. No, I don't work for KG.

it would be easy enough to find an irrelevant piece of metal and see what Gun Kote does. id love to know myself.