19 Jan
2009
19 Jan
'09
3:53 p.m.
--- On Mon, 1/19/09, William Donzelli <wdonzelli at gmail.com> wrote:
Exactly. You need to be careful using steel wool. And not only that, think of the animal
rights issues. Do you have any idea how poorly they treat those steel sheep?
I'd try using a solvent before using abrasives. Some kinds of corrosion come off with
nothing more than Windex on a paper towel. For example, the nasty green corrosion that
likes to build up on low-end tube TV chassis. I'd start with the gentle solvents and
see what they do to it. Brake parts cleaner is also pretty good at getting gunk off of
metal. Of course, if you use any solvents, be sure to clean them off after you're
done...
-Ian
Steel wool?
No, using steel wool on many other metals will later result
in more
corrosion. Steel wool leaves behind tiny bits of metal
embedded in the
metal, and these can cause problems if there is enough
moisture.