Surface rust on powder measure rotor

[coyoteking]

What’s the best way to remove it and prevent future rust from happening?

I just got a second-hand little dandy powder measure with all of the rotors. Most of the rotors have some minor rust inside the drum. Any good products I could get from the local CT?

 

[bigedp51]

Mothers Mag and Wheel polish will remove the rust and apply a coating of protective wax. The downside is it will be a lot of polishing by hand.

If you are lazy just put each rotor one at a time in a vibratory tumbler with treated walnut media and tumble overnight.

I have used both methods to clean up resizing dies with slight surface corrosion on them.

If the rust is not that bad it might rub off with a little CLP and rubbing with an old scrap of T-shirt.

 

[nowarningshot]

I like the tumbling dies idea.

 

[call2arms]

Evapo-Rust

hype://www.princessauto.com/en/detail/rust-remover/A-p8606360e

 

[bigedp51]

Evapo-Rust

hype://www.princessauto.com/en/detail/rust-remover/A-p8606360e

The Little Dandy rotors are blued and chemical rust removers will remove the bluing.

 

[coyoteking]

Mothers Mag and Wheel polish will remove the rust and apply a coating of protective wax. The downside is it will be a lot of polishing by hand.

If you are lazy just put each rotor one at a time in a vibratory tumbler with treated walnut media and tumble overnight.

I have used both methods to clean up resizing dies with slight surface corrosion on them.

If the rust is not that bad it might rub off with a little CLP and rubbing with an old scrap of T-shirt.

Thanks Ed, I’ll give the polishing a try with my dremel tonight. I’ve got 25 rotors to do so the tumbler idea may take quite a few days.

 

[Trinimon]

Dremel and a stainless brush does it for me.

 

[bertn]

And once done use some graphite powder to lube the drum.

 

[bertn]

Also wax protection as mentioned in post #2 does not sound good to me, after dry lube just keep them in a dry place.

 

[barsik]

clean the rust off with extra fine steel wool then spray them with Hornady one shot case lube.