What is the best solution to remove heavy rust from wood stoves?

by Fire Places on July 26, 2010

it has been left outside so it’s very heavy rust.
i do not have a sandblaster. is there some kind of solution to use?

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cronos51101 July 26, 2010 at 10:43 am: Well, If you can’t get your hands on a sand blaster, you can use a wire wheel in a drill or a wire cup or flap disk on a grinder. A wire cup would be the fastest of the three.
oil field trash July 26, 2010 at 10:43 am: Sand blasting is the best way to really get the rust off. Of course most places use grit rather than sand.
William B July 26, 2010 at 10:43 am: wire brush it, then paint it with Navel jelly, [stops rust]
saaanen July 26, 2010 at 10:43 am: I wouldn’t remove anything. The structure of the stove will be compromised. I’d just use stove black.

I bought one that had been outside, too. All I did was polish it. It was 94 years old when I bought it.
homer.21756 July 26, 2010 at 10:43 am: build a fire in it, get it good and hot.let it cool and most of the rust will wipe off fairly easy. apply stove black and fire up again. i would do this outside a couple of times if possible.