Surface rust or too far gone?

[Brdy]

Looking to buy a used bandsaw, this is very local to me and not a bad price.

Im not very clued up in regards to these things but how easy does this look like it will clean up? Appreciate that pics can’t rally help much but it’s all I have.

Many thanks.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Buy it. it's not hard to clean up cast iron, put a sheet or two of 40 or 60 grit on a sander. and maybe some coarse wet and dry and some WD after the real dirt is off it.

 

[Brdy]

Buy it. it's not hard to clean up cast iron, put a sheet or two of 40 or 60 grit on a sander. and maybe some coarse wet and dry and some WD after the real dirt is off it.

Thanks, I’ll message the guy now!

 

[Max Power]

There's nothing there that can't be easily sorted out, make sure you see it running though.

 

[Brdy]

There's nothing there that that can't be easily sorted out, make sure you see it running though.

Perfect thanks, will do!

 

[Sideways]

As Phil and Max have said, that's a quick clean up. Two examples below to give you some confidence and encouragement ...

https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/thread...-teardown-overhaul.135069/page-2#post-1547306
And in this post you can see a machine with a bright orange table and a few posts later how it cleaned up
https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/threads/scm-super-router-refurbishment.136824/#post-1573027

 

[Colournoise]

Earlier year I bought a band saw in very similar condition. I tried sandpaper on an orbital and WD40, it did a decent enough job but it took a while and I was paranoid about being too rough and messing with the flatness.

Then I bought a table saw that also had a very corroded top with some nasty looking water damage. This time I used a maroon coloured 3m abrasive pad on an orbital sander with WD40. With in minutes it was looking almost new, I was surprised at how well they worked compared with sand paper.


Both times, after I removed the corrosion I wiped it down with isopropyl alcohol and gave it a coat of machine wax. I will say though I used my beaten up sander, I wouldn’t use a nice one for such a task. You can buy the pads on EBay and Amazon if you decide to go that route. I’d love to see your before and after.

 

[XTiffy]

I agree with Colournoise above, those pads are also available for angle grinders and probably quicker!

 

[Phil Pascoe]

I used 40 grit alox on mine purely to smooth out bad casting marks, it's perfectly ok. It seems harsh but it works perfectly well and you're not stuck doing the job for ages. Don't be afraid of using coarse abrasive so long as it's over an area - mine was on a half sheet sander.

 

[Fergie 307]

For light corrosion the pan scourers that look like a ball of stainless swarf are very good, used with WD 40 or diesel.

 

[Brdy]

Appreciate all the great advice, picking it up Friday so hopefully have a go with some suggestions over the weekend and report back in this thread.

 

[Housey210]

Jenolite rust remover. Follow the instructions. Personally I would not use grinder with abrasive pads. Doesn't look too bad the top, for me a hand wire brush, jenolite with fine wire wool.

 

[Jacob]

For light corrosion the pan scourers that look like a ball of stainless swarf are very good, used with WD 40 or diesel.

Or just white spirit, a block of wood and some oily rags. Just a few minutes work.
A bit of pitting doesn't matter as long as there is a lot more un-pitted surface area still intact.

 

[Brdy]

Picked it up. Will update the thread with pics once it’s cleaned. Building the workshop this weekend will probably tackle it in 2 weeks and share updates.