Restoring Old Penn Reels

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TimJan

Sealiner
Hi Guys

I just got a bag full of reels from my boss that she would like to restore/Fix up.
I know people like old salt on sealine does wonders but unfortunately these reels have allot of sentimental value and she wont mail the reels.
Now how do I get rid of corrosion on the outside?

They are all Penn reels from the old 500 to 49 narrow spool.

What are safe products I can use? Brasso?

I can post pics if it would make a difference?


Else the reels feel like they are in working order so just a quick service on the inside and they should be fine.

Later
 
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AYOBA!

Sealiner
if you believe the vids on the internet use coke-cola, have never tried it myself, apparently it removes rust from chrome?
 
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TimJan

Sealiner
Yea also saw that vinegar also works?
Just don't want to put something on them that might damage them.
But I will try my luck tonight with some vinegar and see what happens.

Later
 
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grootvis

Sealiner
If you using vinegar...then soak it in vinegar. Takes a while for the reaction to start working. Ive used it and it works great. Works very well on rusted hooks too.
 
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jb2

Sealiner
TimJan wrote:
Yea also saw that vinegar also works?
Just don't want to put something on them that might damage them.
But I will try my luck tonight with some vinegar and see what happens.

Later
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Hi Tim Jan

I have a trick that might not work for everyone.

I take some Q12 rust stripper and I apply it to the rusty penn chromed parts by hand.

The Q12 is highly corrosive phosphoric acid the chalky green rust on the chrome parts starts to fizz very quickly.

My hands start to burn very soon afterwards and then I know that it is time to rinse the reel parts.

The chrome seems to be unaffected and can be buffed up to shine afterwards.

The trick is to watch the stuff very carefully and wait just long enough for the rust to be eaten up and then rinse immediately.

Practice on a small part like a screw or rod first.
 
Marthin

Marthin

Sealiner
vinegar is also an acid... it being ur boss, i would suggest working your way up slowly in the acid scale....

Phosphoric acid is quite high up the scale (actually low), but will work... perhaps dilute the acid, always add the acid to water and not the other way around....

try HCL acid from the pool shop before Phosphoric acid....
 
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