rusty table saw top

[Thomas O Jones Jr]

I just came in from my first day in the cement floor barn after horrible winter weather. I uncovered my 6 month old stopsaw and the cast iron table is a sea of rust. Got a set of hard, medium, soft Sandflex blocks from Klingspor's and spent 4 hours of really hard scrubbing and then sprayed the surface with Glidecoat. Is there a better way? I probably should have used the Glidecoat in fall before cold concrete and warm days.

[Bryan Vaughan]

I know there is a better way but I just used a sanding block with 220 grit or maybe 400 grit paper then three coats
of wax. Now it looks like new.

[Martin Wasner]

Big Milwaukee polisher with a wool pad using a heavy cut polishing compound. Works quickly, and it'll be uber shiny went done.

[Dimitrios Fradelakis]

Bar Keepers Friend and 220 grit paper will do it. I like to sprinkle the surface with water and then throw on some BKF and scrub away with the 220 grit. Mix the water and BKF to a slurry type consistency. Works great!

[James Conrad]

Degrease the surface then using a grinder with a cup wire wheel to hold various grades of scotch brite pads cut to fit working from course to fine. Shouldn't take more than 5-10 minutes to get it nice and shinny.

[Mike Schuch]

Put a towel over the top and saturate it with Evaporust. Rust should be gone in a couple of hours. Then treat or wax the top.

[Ray Newman]

" Is there a better way?" -- TO Jones

Sure is:

www.amazon.com/HTC-TS-9072-Saver-72-Inch-Machine/dp/B000022628 (http://www.amazon.com/HTC-TS-9072-Saver-72-Inch-Machine/dp/B000022628)

[Tom M King]

See Jack Forsberg's video of the method Jack told about in post #5. It turns the process into a few minute job. I already had a 15 amp side grinder that I keep a wire cup on, so I use that with the Scotchbrite pads. I don't bother to cut them into circles.


Here's a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uMrVusnaEg Using a larger side grinder is faster still.

[Tom Hammond]

I did similar to this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRn97evxSeI

and it worked great.

[Thomas O Jones Jr]

I did similar to this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRn97evxSeI

and it worked great.

Thanks to everyone for the input. There are a lot of better ways than the one I tried! Tom

[roger wiegand]

EvapoRust is your friend.

[Andy Compton]

If it's just a very thin coat of surface rust - with no pitting - you can use mineral oil and a scotchbrite pad. With a little bit of elbow grease you're rust free in a few minutes. Follow that up with Boeshield and Renaissance Wax following the instructions in the Bandsaw Setup video from Wood Whisperer. It worked beautifully for me after I was certain I had ruined my new tablesaw.