I can attest to the effectiveness of EvapoRust. Got a gallon of the stuff on ebay. Some hot rod shop sells it. I don't know about what it would do to plastic, but it is great at removing rust. Here's the link...
Drew Ellison Everett, Washington USA
On Oct 27, 2007, at 12:21 PM, Doug Van Cleve wrote:
> Phil,
>
> There is some stuff called Evaporust that I'm pretty sure wouldn't
> harm the
> plastic. It doesn't hurt skin or paint in my experience... You
> could just
> pour the handle full like a cup and leave it sit a couple of days,
> then
> rinse out with hot water (so it would dry quickly). That should do
> it...
>
> Doug Van Cleve
> Chandler, AZ USA
>
>
> On 10/26/07, Phil Sieg <triodelover@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> I've just obtained a Bluemel's Tour de France celluloid frame
>> pump. The
>> compression spring - the one inside the handle - is rusty and
>> causes the
>> pump to stick when compressed. Is there a good way to remove the
>> spring
>> without destroying the plastic handle? Clean it in place? I'm
>> pretty
>> sure naval jelly would eat the plastic handle.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Phil Sieg
>> Knoxville, Tennessee
>> USA