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Psych0matt

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So I grabbed some brake calipers from a 2gen for my suspension overhaul yesterday, and cut my finger open pretty badly, so now the car next to the one I was pulling these off of looks like a homicide happened next to it :lol:

 

Point being, they're decently rusty on the outside and I want to clean them up pretty good, and probably paint them before install. I have a wire cup brush and that seems to do ok, but time consuming and tedious. Just wondering if theres a better way, and if there's anything that would help clean them and/or get them ready for paint

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Try vinegar and baking soda. It makes a paste and you just spread it on (leave it sit overnight) and scrub it off with your wire brush.

 

I have done that several times before and it always turns out pretty good.

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Naval jelly should work in removing the rust as well, also good at getting rid of unwanted paint remains. Just brush it on, let it sit, rinse it off.

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sandblast and powdercoat if you want a professional looking end product

 

THIS. Anything else would just be too much work and a waste of time.

 

Or you could try an electrostat? bath were you electrify the solution the part goes in and it will take the rust off overnight. GnatGoSplat had a post with pics about it before.

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