Initial Cleaning with Parts Washer
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Restoring a 1800s Tool for my Wife. Because I was to Cheap to Buy New.
What happens here
Begin the cleaning process by running the antique tobacco cutter through a parts washer. Use a parts washer hose to spray cleaning solution over the entire tool, paying attention to crevices and moving parts. The video shows the use of PB Blaster, suggesting a lubricant or penetrant is part of the cleaning fluid in the parts washer, which helps break down old grime and rust. Use a brush attached to the parts washer's hose to scrub away stubborn dirt.
Goal: Remove initial layers of grime and loosen corroded parts
Tools and materials
- Gloves — Protecting hands from cleaning solution and grime
- Parts Washer Hose with Brush — Directing cleaning solution and scrubbing
- Parts Washer — Automated cleaning of the entire tool
- Parts Washer Fluid — Cleaning the tool in the parts washer
- PB Blaster — Helping to loosen rusted parts and cut through old grease