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To put this in context, I have a large cabinet of hardware I purchased from the son of a deceased local machinist (the son is a great guy, btw, and was happy to find a home for the more mundane items his father used regularly). There are socket cap-screws and nuts for the standard sizes and then some. Thousands of items, really, and most of them are a) black oxide coated, and b) have surface rust on up to 1/4 of the part.
I know I can use evaporust or electrolysis or purple-power-in-the-ultrasonic-cleaner, but all of those will remove the remaining oxide, and I would like to avoid that as the parts themselves are in fine shape.
For now, I am using a nylon brush and lighter fluid to remove the surface rust on parts as I need them, but as you can imagine I am looking for a ways to just do these in bulk, drawer by drawer.
Any ideas? Maybe a different cleaner to use in the ultrasonic? A special medium for the tumbler I use to polish cartridge brass?
I know I can use evaporust or electrolysis or purple-power-in-the-ultrasonic-cleaner, but all of those will remove the remaining oxide, and I would like to avoid that as the parts themselves are in fine shape.
For now, I am using a nylon brush and lighter fluid to remove the surface rust on parts as I need them, but as you can imagine I am looking for a ways to just do these in bulk, drawer by drawer.
Any ideas? Maybe a different cleaner to use in the ultrasonic? A special medium for the tumbler I use to polish cartridge brass?