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| rleete:
Looks to me like it's just well impregnated with oil/grease from many years. Throughly clean with an industrial degreaser and lots of elbow grease. Then lightly oil. |
| BillTodd:
--- Quote from: ksor on November 22, 2011, 11:06:02 AM ---No, no - I can't do that with big part of my old mill - what I mean is 'blank' like (nearly) steinless steel. --- End quote --- The word you need is 'Shiny' (to shine) I used WD40 and scotch bright clothes on my machines and just oil to keep them as shiny as I can ( at this time of year the dampness caused by condensation will rust things over-night :() Be careful using any kind of abrasive on sliding or reference surfaces - sometimes it better to just gently scrape the surface with a sharp flat blade. Bill |
| ksor:
Oh, it look's as if I have a "dirty job that has to be done" in front of me :bang: ... and I'll need a lot of "albow greese" ! :coffee: Thx for all the answers ! |
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