"Cleaning needle files with vinegar?" Topic
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| Mako11 | 10 Feb 2015 7:50 p.m. PST |
No, but vinegar is acidic, so should work. |
| Zagloba | 10 Feb 2015 9:31 p.m. PST |
Isn't lead rot a reaction between lead and acetic acid? And isn't it highly poisonous? Rich |
| Zagloba | 10 Feb 2015 9:36 p.m. PST |
Ok, found a source here:
link So I guess it would clean out the file, but be careful around figures, especially older ones. Rich |
| Ewan Hoosami | 11 Feb 2015 4:40 a.m. PST |
I use a brass wire sparkplug brush and a short soak in CLR to remove any corrosion |
| John Armatys | 11 Feb 2015 5:27 a.m. PST |
I just use a steel wire brush. |
| bsrlee | 11 Feb 2015 6:10 a.m. PST |
Use citric acid instead of vinegar, found just down the aisle in 'canning supplies' at least if you are in the USA (that's pickling supplies for the Commonwealth). Its used a lot by restorers of expensive/antique hand tools, removes rust and crud, doesn't smell or cause lead rot. |
| Heisler | 11 Feb 2015 8:21 a.m. PST |
You might have the right materials but not the right conditions to cause lead rot. |
| Zagloba | 11 Feb 2015 8:27 p.m. PST |
Re lead rot, I was mostly thinking of what would come off the file- that any lead clogging it would oxide, which is more toxic than regular allow, but if you have a minimum of caution you're probably fine. Rich |
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