Topic: Tips for removing heavy rust?

[ZanVooden]

I was wondering if anyone has any tips for removing some pretty heavy rust.

Header pipes on my 78 750K have some really heavy rust right on the underside on the bend as the pipes come out of the engine. More than was steel wool and polishing compound can take off.

anyone?

Dave

[friedfish80]

Generaly hardware stores or autopart stores in the paint section have a black rust eating wheel that you put into your drill. that generaly is what has worked for me. thats gona take alot of work to get it right thoe. Have you ever thought about a exhaust wrap???

[ZanVooden]

I should add that they are chrome and the rest og the pipes all the way to the mufflers are in really good shape

[MoTo-BunnY]

Naval jelly works OK but if the rust is really bad, try a BBQ grill cleaning pumice block.

You can usually find these at hardware stores pretty cheap - its just what it sounds like, a block o' pumice. Or, you can use your girlfriends' "foot stone" which are also the same thing (but she will be mad!. .  .lol).

These pumice blocks are really good at getting rust off of spokes, too - takes it right off in short order. However, it sure won't do chrome any good but if its rusted that bad anyways.  . .  .

Just be careful where the dust goes though - its wicked sharp stuff and will scratch glasses, your eyeball, etc. so u might want to wear a dust mask and goggles, too.

[chopstar500]

Do a google search and look for some higher-priced stuff. There's a rental store by me that sells some pretty wicked stuff (can't remember the name). We used it on a project at work & it was amazing. This isn't some WalMart naval jelly/rust reformer crap - it was $20 for the can and worth every penny - I'll see if I can get the name.