Cleanup and deburring wheels

[colinbParticipant @colinb]

What is everyone using? There are so many choices out there!

I’m just looking firstly to remove paint/rust/crud from e.g. handwheels of old lathe, and then to polish it up to a nice feeling in the hands.

[Grindstone CowboyParticipant @grindstonecowboy]

Lidl had some “Scotchbrite” wheels a month or so ago, but I’ve not tried mine yet.

Rob

[bernard towersParticipant @bernardtowers37738]

I use 3m medium deburring wheels and they are only used for that too b****y expensive!. had scotchbrite wheels in the past but they just fell apart.

[noel shelleyParticipant @noelshelley55608]

If using 3Ms so called unitised discs be warmed ! They may look harmless but will remove considerable metal if not used carefully. I used to use them to take brass casting from as cast to the first stage of polishing . Noel.

[Nigel Graham 2Participant @nigelgraham2]

Degrease the item first.

Rotary wire-brushes will evict the worst paint and rust. For paint that’s still fully hard, use paints-stripper first but wash it all off before the brushing!

Citric acid solution is quite a good rust dissolver, as I found on a very rusty tap, but obviously it won’t fill in pits where the iron has gone back to Nature.

Then ‘Scotchbrite’ or similar, or wire-wool (wear suitable gloves).

 

[VicParticipant @vic]

Yeah, my computer does this to me as well! 🤣

[colinbParticipant @colinb]

Thanks all

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