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Hello All,
I had a successful idea and thought I'd share. The handles on the gib locks were beat-up with spots of rust. I started out with a piece of steel wool and elbow grease. After 10-15 minutes I had one looking good. I had 6 or 7 more to go. I decided to chuck them up in the cordless drill while holding the steel wool around them. This made progress much faster and slightly better. After the steel wool treatment I used Brasso Metal Polish to give them a good shine.
Here are some shots of before and after and how I had the drill laying on the workbench.
I laid the drill on it side. I operated the trigger with my right hand while holding the steel wool or polish in my left hand.
Here is the polish on the paper towel.
Here is a sample of on handle after steel wool and polish, the other is in original shape.
Here are both handles finished.
I had a successful idea and thought I'd share. The handles on the gib locks were beat-up with spots of rust. I started out with a piece of steel wool and elbow grease. After 10-15 minutes I had one looking good. I had 6 or 7 more to go. I decided to chuck them up in the cordless drill while holding the steel wool around them. This made progress much faster and slightly better. After the steel wool treatment I used Brasso Metal Polish to give them a good shine.
Here are some shots of before and after and how I had the drill laying on the workbench.
I laid the drill on it side. I operated the trigger with my right hand while holding the steel wool or polish in my left hand.
Here is the polish on the paper towel.
Here is a sample of on handle after steel wool and polish, the other is in original shape.
Here are both handles finished.