I have a small problem, I was willed by my father in law a rather nice grizzly 6” joiner and unfortunatly it was stored in a damp environ and now has rust all over the table fence knives. It appears to me to be surface rust with no pitting so I would like to clean it up and get it working again. I have been keeping a light coat of wd40 on it and recently scraped the collected gunk off with a razor and applied a new coat of wd40. Any ideas on where to go from here? Oh yeah I have contacted Grizzly and they sent a list of stuff to buy that would help

this is what Grizzly had to say:

We appreciate you contacting us regarding your recently acquired G1182 6” Jointer. As long as the rust is primarily surface rust, we recommend the G1808, G3709, and G1809 Sandflex for removing the rust, which are currently priced at $5.95 each, plus shipping and handling. We would then recommend sealing the table with G5562 Slipit Cast Iron Sealant, which is currently priced at $9.95 plus shipping and handling.

I set here in my office bored to tears and ready for a change. Consequently I have recently realised I hate taking orders from STUPID people!!! with that in mind I am thinking of joining the ranks of the self employed and teaming up with a fellow carpenter who happens to be my grand father-in-law and a former head carpenter for the state I live in (indiana). We live almost 2 hours away but I feel we can make the partnership work. Outside of the distance factor any ideas for success or pitfalls anyone have encountered before.