The handles are a mostly superficial piece, but they had to come off when we removed the glass for replacement. The hinges are from the canopy doors and looked grungy enough we wanted to remove them and make sure they are still okay for use. It seems like a great opportunity to clean them up and make them look nice. 

We’ve spent a lot of time with brass brushes and WD-40 and it has gotten a bit old. Bruce decided to look for better options to try out that will clean the metal up and not cause damage. What he found as the most promising looking option is used on car restorations. Eastwood has some great demos showing how well it works so we decided to give it a try.

Here is what we ended up with after soaking the pieces (plus a few odd bolts and washers) overnight:

Here is what we ended up with after just minimal wiping with a paper towel:

Not bad! It definitely beats trying to scrub all that rust off and is much better for the parts. I’ll be taking these in to a shop for fresh chrome plating before they go back on.  

These pieces were soaked in the liquid rust remover. They also have a gel option which we’ll be trying on other pieces later. Here is a link to the product: https://www.eastwood.com/rust-remover-eastwood-rust-dissolver.html?SRCCODE=PLA00010&gclid=Cj0KCQiArqPgBRCRARIsAPwlHoWYWph3Qv-Hfm–WfMY4XEL_dFQ6-lOfzpgvCwCZtzrQqFQfeutuHgaApK4EALw_wcB