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| SLKWrx |
 Apr 20 2007, 04:14 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 321 Joined: 28-September 04 From: Woolwich, NJ Member No.: 2,845 Region Association: North East States 
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Hey guys,
So the other threads made me pull out a pair of 1.7/1.8 SS HE's that I've had lying around and clean them up. Here's my problem though, the easy off worked like a charm. I wiped them down and started polishing with the very fine steel wool. I'm finding oxidation spots though, will it just take some elbow grease with the steel wool and some polish to get them out or do I need to do something else? Thanks all -- Steve |
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| JPB |
Apr 20 2007, 07:16 PM
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The Crimson Rocket smiles in your general direction. Group: Members Posts: 2,927 Joined: 12-November 05 From: Tapmahamock, Va. Member No.: 5,107 |
SS will not rust but can be stained by it. One can polish SS to a mirror shine with the proper tools. If there are impurities in the metal itself, then its FUBAR.
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| Pat Garvey |
Apr 20 2007, 08:12 PM
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Do I or don't I...........? Group: Members Posts: 5,899 Joined: 24-March 06 From: SE PA, near Philly Member No.: 5,765 Region Association: North East States |
QUOTE(JPB @ Apr 20 2007, 07:16 PM)  SS will not rust but can be stained by it. One can polish SS to a mirror shine with the proper tools. If there are impurities in the metal itself, then its FUBAR. As you said, impurities in stainless will cause rusting. If you are unaware of the process for creating stainless, ask someone. Most is crude & comes from thrid world nations utilizing child labor. It requires some really ugly chemicals & doesn't always come out right (SSI's have always been perfect). We have a set of Oneida stainless slatware, made in India, that is so totally crap we stopped using it when it was 5 years old. Yeah, there's crap stainless out there, particularly when you have 8 year old kids making it on the streets of Bangalore! |
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