Originally Posted By: bvance554
Originally Posted By: Ducked
Originally Posted By: andyd
Originally Posted By: Ducked
Rub with aluminium foil. Once most of the rust is gone, paint it with a little sunflower oil, and rub quite a lot more. Crumpled foil is a self forming "sanding" block and will conform to the surface. You are abrading and finishing in one operation.
Avoid getting the oil into the hinges (probably just by pre-lubing them with say, a spray grease and wiping off), because its a pretty good adhesive and might gum them up.
If its inaccessible (looks OK in the picture) or the rust is stubborn, some kind of aluminium rod in a drill chuck will help. I've used bits of old TV aerial (though those might be becoming collectors items now) arrow shaft, curtain rail, or formed tube from rolled up beer can. The last is weak unless supported internally so you have to be gentle with it
I don't worry about appearance but in that location it won't show much and won't be a dramatic mismatch with the silvery paint finish anyway.
I am of the school that if something is bound up by rust or not being flexed, then oiling and flexing will ease hinges. I've dedicated an hour to freeing up the triple acting hood hinges on a 528e. Lube the hinges exercise them. Wipe and repeat. You want the hinges 100% free. This will prevent a bound up hinge from flexing the panel it is attached to. The action of panel flexing pops the paint off..
Seems reasonable, but why are you telling me this?
I don't believe it had anything to do with you. He was sharing information just like you.
Fair enough, but it was a reply and it did quote my post, which made me wonder, especially as previous similar posts on this forum have always been ignored.
Most people (except on the Bangernomics forum) prefer multi-step processes involving multiple purchases of materials that'll probably go off before they use them again. See above.
Their money, of course, and its probably good for the economy.