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Using Evaporust on stuff

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DeadNutz:
Yesterday I had to clean up some hinges for a neighbor that go to a CJ-5 Jeep he was given by a friend. They go on the rear glass of the hard top and one was frozen solid. I got out the trusty old 3450RPM long shaft Craftsman with a wheel and buffing pad. Cleaned them up on the wire wheel and put them in Evaporust for about 6 hours out in the sun to warm it up so it works faster. After about 4 hours I pulled the frozen hinge out and tapped it with a hammer and it freed up and then back in the ER.
I took them out of the ER, rinsed them and hit them with the wire wheel again. They are good enough so he can repaint them. I also put witness marks on them so he knows which 2 pieces go together.
I also threw a pair of Channelock Ironworker pliers in ER that were locked up and I would pull them out occasionally and work them and it freed them up and every time I worked them I was getting rust out of the joint and I did that until no more rust came out and then I rinsed them. Now the spring will open the pliers again. They came out slightly black but that will come off with a brass brush.

Needless to say I love Evaporust.
 

DeadNutz:
Here is my buffer and the Channelocks.

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