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Rust, preventing and cleaning
Ian:
--- Quote from: Sir Nate on 2014-04-11, 21:44:38 ---Is that common at local hardware stores?
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Gun stores will probably have it before a hardware store. It's on Amazon here.
I use it on my guns too. And Albion uses it on all their swords! :)
Sir Nate:
Im sold. (well Ill purchase it this coming week.)
Ian:
A wire wheel will remove rust, but will micro-score the surface of the armor, making rust more likely in the future on the same principle I discussed above with pitting due to rust. To prevent that, you'd need to polish over the spots you wire-wheeled and restore the surface to smooth to bring back your armor's natural ability to not corrode easily.
Sir Nate:
--- Quote from: Ian on 2014-04-11, 22:08:18 ---A wire wheel will remove rust, but will micro-score the surface of the armor, making rust more likely in the future on the same principle I discussed above with pitting due to rust. To prevent that, you'd need to polish over the spots you wire-wheeled and restore the surface to smooth to bring back your armor's natural ability to not corrode easily.
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Let me get a pen.
For buying
Armor and not takig care of it properly is truly a waste.
Sir James A:
--- Quote from: Ian on 2014-04-11, 22:08:18 ---A wire wheel will remove rust, but will micro-score the surface of the armor, making rust more likely in the future on the same principle I discussed above with pitting due to rust. To prevent that, you'd need to polish over the spots you wire-wheeled and restore the surface to smooth to bring back your armor's natural ability to not corrode easily.
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Yep, absolutely. If the armor is polished, never use a wire wheel. If it isn't polished, the wire wheel won't make much difference.
The finer the grit used for polishing, the more rust-resistant the armor will be, for the reason Sir Ian stated above. There's substantial arguments over just how shiny is correct for period, however.
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