Hello to all, it’s been a while. Had a “prolonged” absence from my garage shop (due to a new tax deduction/addition to the family). Went to the garage to check on things – noted my new jointer and tablesaw covered in rust. AAAAAARRRGGGGG!!! Luckily had purchased Rust Free from Boeshiled a few weeks ago, immediately put it on and worked great but left a whitish spotty coating??? Anyone know what it might be or what to do with it?? I’ll call the tech support at Boeshield, but wanted to run it by you guys first, any thoughts?
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Rust is actually the metal from your table. When you remove the rust, you have removed some of the metal from the tabletop. The heavier the rust, the more metal you have removed.
The best thing to do is to get some 220, 320 and 400 Wet & Dry sandpaper. Mount the paper to a sanding block and use some mineral spirits or kerosene (best) as a lubricant. Now sand the surface wiping frequently to see how it's going. When you have most of discoloration off, switch to the 320 paper and then finish with the 400. When you are done, apply some Boeshield T-9.
You can also use the same grit papers on your ROS and it may go faster. Cover up though, the ROS will throw the lubricant all over the place and you.
Depending on the amount of rusting you may not get all the discoloration off. But, that's a cosmetic issue, not a performance issue.
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