Hey everybody,
So yesterday I had an absolutely glorious tool find, a Stanley Bedrock 602 type 3 for 5 dollars. To be honest I am still in shock with this find. But now I want to proceed with cleaning it up, it is covered in rust (still has good japanning though) and greasy gunk and I want to get it back in working order, or at least, remove rust to stop corrosion and make it look presentable as a collectors plane. The approach I want to take is a gentle as possible approach, such as keeping the original japanning and any changes being reversible. So far the only thing I have done is removing this gross black slimy stuff from the brass nuts and depth adjuster with a gentle brasso rub with a cheese cloth. I was thinking of doing citric acid (or better yet, evaporust) for the body, frog and screws, and shellac (reversible with alcohol) on the tote and knob to protect the remaining lacquer. Is this a good idea/plan? Any tips/further ideas?
Thanks,
Benjamin
So yesterday I had an absolutely glorious tool find, a Stanley Bedrock 602 type 3 for 5 dollars. To be honest I am still in shock with this find. But now I want to proceed with cleaning it up, it is covered in rust (still has good japanning though) and greasy gunk and I want to get it back in working order, or at least, remove rust to stop corrosion and make it look presentable as a collectors plane. The approach I want to take is a gentle as possible approach, such as keeping the original japanning and any changes being reversible. So far the only thing I have done is removing this gross black slimy stuff from the brass nuts and depth adjuster with a gentle brasso rub with a cheese cloth. I was thinking of doing citric acid (or better yet, evaporust) for the body, frog and screws, and shellac (reversible with alcohol) on the tote and knob to protect the remaining lacquer. Is this a good idea/plan? Any tips/further ideas?
Thanks,
Benjamin