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Default Restoring luster to an old rusted tool

porgeboy23 wrote:
On Jan 21, 12:09?pm, Cydrome Leader wrote:
Christopher Tidy wrote:
Cydrome Leader wrote:
Ignoramus4128 wrote:


I have a old Crescent 15" adjustable wrench. It is well made and works
well. It is decades old. It was covered by a thin layer of rust. I
removed this rust with a wire wheel and oiled it with CorrosionX to
prevent further rust.


While there is no more rust, the surface looks dull due to its
miscroscopic irregularity.


My question is whether there is some non-insane way of restoring its
luster. (possibly it never had luster at all). But I would like it to
have, if possible, a somewhat polished appearance.


Perhaps, mounting a buffing wheel on my 3450 RPM motor, and buffing
it, would help? Any suggestions for a buffing wheel?


There is not much practical reason for it, but perhaps I could learn
something useful.


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Just give up. You'll never learn.


Do you think you could resist the urge to troll for a while, Cydrome?


Chris


But I have a rusty tool and I want it shiny and I have a 3450 RPM motor
and I think I'm very clever and handy and don't know how to make metal
shiny!

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clean and chome it


But I don't know how to clean metal! What is metal?