What grit sandpaper should I use to remove this rust/crud?

"ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability" (italianjobr53) 09/20/2019 at 08:18 • Filed to: rust

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Thats on the steering knuckle where the lower ball joint fits into. I’ve never had to remove that severe of a buildup. What should I use?

Sovande > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 09/20/2019 at 08:28

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IF you have a wire wheel for a drill that will work well.  Ir anything over like 120 grit, I would think.  Something not overly aggressive so you don’t score the surfaces.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Sovande 09/20/2019 at 08:29

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I’ll see if I can find a wire wheel.

120, gotcha! Thanks

Sovande > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 09/20/2019 at 08:35

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120ish is a guess...I’d test a small are a and see how it goes. I would think you want to limit the amount of scoring.  Good luck!

Snuze: Needs another Swede > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 09/20/2019 at 08:36

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To echo Sovande, first Id try a wire wheel or brush and maybe some CLR or something. Then once I knocked the big scale off Id go to sandpaper, no rougher than 120, but if the wire wheel/brush does its job then 240/400.  You dont want to tear the surface up too much.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 09/20/2019 at 08:45

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10 grit

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 09/20/2019 at 08:48

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That will be used to attack Nibby

Monkey B > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 09/20/2019 at 08:50

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dremel/wire wheel. Otherwise anything 220-120 will work.

Nibby > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 09/20/2019 at 08:59

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your tongue

PartyPooper2012 > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 09/20/2019 at 09:01

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use a benjamin and get a new one?

Party-vi > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 09/20/2019 at 09:03

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Emory paper would be a good idea to get rid of surface rust.

CalzoneGolem > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 09/20/2019 at 09:04

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I’ll echo everyone else with the wire wheel but I’d hit it with a wire brush by hand first to get off the big chunks. 

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Nibby 09/20/2019 at 09:07

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Nibby > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 09/20/2019 at 09:13

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shop-teacher > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 09/20/2019 at 09:14

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A sanding block with some 120-150ish emory cloth would probably make quick work of it.

Dogsatemypants > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 09/20/2019 at 09:14

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Steel wool and a bit of motor oil

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > Nibby 09/20/2019 at 09:32

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Nibby > HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute 09/20/2019 at 09:39

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Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 09/20/2019 at 09:40

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Steel wool 

AdverseMartyr > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 09/20/2019 at 09:47

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HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > Nibby 09/20/2019 at 20:47

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