Get Rid Of Superficial Rust

[DouglasSkinner]

Several of the watches I've encountered have what I would call superficial rust.  I can remove some of it by scrubbing but, quite often, there's a residual stain.  Any technique/preparation/compound that is readily available that can be used to remove stains without, say, removing the plating?  Particularly encounter problems with screw heads and parts of the keyless works (set mechanism).

[jnash]

i posted a while along with some others on the use of Bicarbonate Soda... may be worth a try

[DouglasSkinner]

Thanks jnash!  Tried to find your postings but couldn't (also went to your blog--very nice!).  How do you prepare the Bicarbonate of Soda; as a solution, a paste?  Do you soak or scrub?

[jnash]

heya, this post, which also points to another one... thanks for the kind words...

 

http://www.watchrepairtalk.com/topic/1544-worth-restoring/

 

Thanks

 

J