Forums59
Topics1,156,773
Posts15,815,841
Members143,336
|
Most Online36,273 Jan 23rd, 2013
|
|
Cleaning rust from stainless weights
#14398450
06/19/22 10:48 PM
|
Joined: Mar 2019
Posts: 316
Paper mouth
OP
Angler
|
OP
Angler
Joined: Mar 2019
Posts: 316 |
Anybody have a good method?
Livescope, ruining a body of water near you!
|
|
Re: Cleaning rust from stainless weights
[Re: Paper mouth]
#14398734
06/20/22 12:29 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 19,311
Donald Harper
TFF Guru
|
TFF Guru
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 19,311 |
I put them in a small bowl of Limeaway and let it sit for a few hours. - Transfer the weights to a small bowl of vegatable oil and begin to clean. Do not use any water. - Rub each weight with a brillo type pad until clean. - Remove as much of the oil as possible with a clean cotton cloth. - Let them air dry completely. - Store them in a small air tight 4 mill resealable bag. - Add two drops of your favorite scent to the package. - They will never rust again.
New steel weight prevention of rusting: - Store them in a small air tight 4 mill resealable bag. - Add two drops of your favorite scent to the package. - They will not rust.
Each person you work with holds some promise to your future success. Website: www.donkeybassin.com www.eletewater.com - Staying Hydrated www.lakeoviachic.com - Booking Mexico Trips 20 Hot Spot Mapping - GPS Contour Chips - Custom Spinner Baits - Jigs -Spooks Pure Extracts - Minnow-Night Crawler-Crayfish-Craylic
|
|
Re: Cleaning rust from stainless weights
[Re: Paper mouth]
#14399336
06/20/22 09:10 PM
|
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 112,924
hopalong
Pescador Loco
|
Pescador Loco
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 112,924 |
try some dry baking soda in a coffee can, put top on and roll around.
" Hop, set the hook"! hopalong 99,999 TexDawg 99,999 FJB! not my president by a long shot!
lake fork FISHERMANS COVE MARINA/reservations - 903 474 7479
|
|
Re: Cleaning rust from stainless weights
[Re: Paper mouth]
#14407525
06/29/22 12:05 PM
|
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 120
Deude_Mann
Outdoorsman
|
Outdoorsman
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 120 |
As a reloader, I would suggest a rock tumbler with stainless pins, stainless chips, walnut shells, or whatever. They will come out looking new. This would be similar to what hopalong suggested albeit you need a tumbler. But it is easy, just toss them in, run it for an hour or two (checking periodically) and done. . Evaporust is also seriously effective stuff though it is possible it might darken the stainless. I would test one weight first.
Last edited by Deude_Mann; 06/29/22 12:08 PM.
|
|
Re: Cleaning rust from stainless weights
[Re: Paper mouth]
#14407536
06/29/22 12:19 PM
|
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 23,295
J.P. Greeson
the janitor
|
the janitor
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 23,295 |
50% vinegar and 50% water is what I use to get the rust off tools. Let it sit overnight, then clean with baking soda and water, dry and spray with silicon. That being said, I'm not sure how the mixture works on stainless.
The solution to any problem - work, love, money, whatever - is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be. --John Gierach
|
|
Re: Cleaning rust from stainless weights
[Re: Paper mouth]
#14407763
06/29/22 04:02 PM
|
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 16,985
COFF
TFF Guru
|
TFF Guru
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 16,985 |
Good old WD-40 is plenty effective. Both for cleaning and for prevention. Some will swear it is a good scent attractant as well.
|
|
Moderated by banker-always fishing, chickenman, Derek 🐝, Duck_Hunter, Fish Killer, J-2, Jacob, Jons3825, JustWingem, Nocona Brian, Toon-Troller, Uncle Zeek, Weekender1
|