ACRosengrant Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 Any advice on bringing this old Stanley back to life? Particularly in the "don't destroy it whilst trying to unscrew rusted threads" area? Gonna try working on it between bits of guitar work. https://imgur.com/a/1LS2D0H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 I don't see anything but your text... SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACRosengrant Posted March 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 5 hours ago, ScottR said: I don't see anything but your text... SR Don't know why it didn't post picture. Lemme figure shit out. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACRosengrant Posted March 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 8 hours ago, ScottR said: I don't see anything but your text... SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 Uh....wow. You're a man that appreciates a good challenge, huh? Well, not to state the obvious, you've got to get the rust off and see if there is anything under there worth salvaging. I don't have any miracle cures for removing rust....although I think there are some out there. I'd probably soak it in WD40 for a week and then go after it with a wire brush. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACRosengrant Posted March 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 9 hours ago, ScottR said: Uh....wow. You're a man that appreciates a good challenge, huh? Well, not to state the obvious, you've got to get the rust off and see if there is anything under there worth salvaging. I don't have any miracle cures for removing rust....although I think there are some out there. I'd probably soak it in WD40 for a week and then go after it with a wire brush. SR That sounds doable. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 That's quite a challenge. I'd soak it in PlusGas for a while before dismantling it. It might need a bit of heat too. Then you'll have to see what the thread is like for the adjuster wheel - if there's enough metal left, you can always re-cut the thread to clean it up. I'd then get the metal parts sand blasted, or attack it with a wire brush. Drill and/or Dremel bits will help. Once clean, paint it up with Rustoleum. Finally you will need to get the contact surfaces flat and clean. Personally I'd probably try to find a better example to recondition. That one looks pretty far gone 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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