Swingpress' finds and cleanups.

[Swingpress]

This is just a place for me to put the things that I have found and cleaned up/repaired.

Sometimes projects will be lengthy and tedious, other times they will be quick, dirty, and will just have a few photos.

 

[Swingpress]

Today I oiled up a Vulcan No. 1 chain vise that I had sitting vinegar for a week. I let it soak that long since the shop has been cold and it was fairly nasty!

After draining the vinegar. Yuck...

Then took a soft brush under running water and scrubbed till my hands told me to stop.

Followed up with a coat of BLO and into Mrs. Swingpress' oven for an hour.

The bolts and main body came out decent but I have some work to do on the chain before it gets finished and baked.

While it's far from finished compared to the work of others here, hopefully this thread will let me track my progress as it gets better.

 

[tym]

The vinegar soak amazes me each time I do it to a tired, rusty tool. It's like magic!

 

[Swingpress]

The vinegar soak amazes me each time I do it to a tired, rusty tool. It's like magic!

I wish I could post videos direct to this site. I have some time lapse videos of using vinegar.

 

[Swingpress]

One more for tonight. I only messed with it for about an hour since the kiddo was headed to bed.

I started at about 7:45pm tonight.

Old tungsten spark plug wrench.

When I started:

As it soaked in vinegar: soaked for about 30-40 min.
This is just a frame from a 4K video clip showing the vinegar working faster.

After the rinse, dry, and about 5min. With a soft cotton wheel. Definitely a wall hanger, but I kinda like the shine it gave the high spots while keeping the low spots dark.

Has anybody tried cold-blue to darken lettering and then buff away the bluing lightly on the letters themselves?

I'm wondering if it might give more contrast to the lettering.

 

[drivesitfar]

Swing: I use vinegar for some of my rusty gold too, but make sure you rinse it off and dry it completely cause vinegar will continue to EAT CAST IRON and STEEL. it's not so great on chrome from what i've done cause it really dulls it so i'm going to try evaporust for Chrome.

if you can't find the blueing answers on this thread i'm giving you the link for just ask there cause a few of those guys are very handy at making old stuff shine.

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=377463

if you might know how to post your videos on YouTube and then post a link here on GJ that seems to work ok for some of the members.

good luck and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

 

[senlow]

Has anybody tried cold-blue to darken lettering and then buff away the bluing lightly on the letters themselves?

I'm wondering if it might give more contrast to the lettering.

I've never tried that. You would definitely get a good contrast. I suggest doing a slow rust blue (search my posts for instructions) rather than a crappy cold blue.