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How to degrease steel wool
16 January 2006, 17:24
tieoneonHow to degrease steel wool
What are your home remedies?
16 January 2006, 17:44
Rusty Marlinwhy?
soaking it in acitone (sp?) (nail polish remover), or CRC elecrical contact cleaner will remove oil.
But again, why? Its cheap, throw out the used stuff and get new.
16 January 2006, 17:57
Bill SovernsDegreased steel wool is used in rust bluing.
16 January 2006, 18:23
D Humbargercarberator cleaner
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16 January 2006, 18:40
McCraySteel wool comes with a coating of light oil on it to prevent it rusting into a red blob.
I soak it in acetone, then store it in a ziplock after it dries/flashes off.
DO NOT USE ACETONE AROUND OPEN FLAMES!
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16 January 2006, 18:51
Rusty MarlinNow it makes sence to me. Where I was previously employed they used soft wire wheels for carding. I never saw steel wool get used.
That's the wonderful thing about ignorance, its curable through education.
16 January 2006, 21:28
Magnum Hunter1Always used acetone. Carb cleaner would work though.
17 January 2006, 02:22
hstGentlemens:
Do any of you use Scotchbrite or Beartex instead of steel wool?
Glenn
17 January 2006, 06:31
djpaintles1. Use Liberon Steel wool which has far less oil.
2. Leave it in a coffee can full of actetone.
Scotchbrite is to aggresive for carding. It will take you right back to metal. - Works good for prep though.............DJ
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17 January 2006, 07:30
ray mSoak in denatured alchohol.
18 January 2006, 00:53
Jonathan TomlinsonI always use acetone and find it works well, but if left for long after degreasing it does tend to rust
18 January 2006, 02:15
tieoneonThanks everyone, seems like acetone is easy and very popular.