removing staining

[paul raynerParticipant @paulrayner36054]

Hello All

Has anybody got any tips on removing staining on a machine vice. I have recently acquired one previously used with flood coolant, Then stored under a bench, consequently it was very sticky with gummy oil residue, once I stripped it down and cleaned it all off it works flawlessly, But Is spoiled with all the spots of stain, I know it’s only cosmetic but it would be nice if they could be removed easily without removing metal. Any ideas?

thanks in advance for all replies

regards

Paul

[roy entwistleParticipant @royentwistle24699]

Scotchbrite, oil and elbow grease

Roy

[John Doe 2Participant @johndoe2]

Would a chelating agent work ?

You can get it in gel form, apparently.

[paul raynerParticipant @paulrayner36054]

Thanks for replies, Been in the workshop all day today and took Roy’s advice. Started with the white one’s which were too gentle. So I switched to the maroon one’s they gave an excellent result. There is just 2 small places where there was a little pitting under the moving jaw. But I’m very happy with the result, hard work but great result. So Thank you Roy great tip.

regards

Paul

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