Easy trick for removing rust from skeleton keys
My apologies if this has been posted somewhere else.
I bought some keys from a local antique store and also scored 20 keys from the garage sale for cheap. I was going to get some rust remover from a hardware store, but I decided to look up removing rust from metal over the ol' interweb.
Put the key(s) in a bowl. Cover them generously with baking soda. Mix lemon juice until it's a thick, chunky paste and let them soak for a few minutes. Take a hard bristled brush (I have a small brass wire brush I used, looks like a mini grill brush, but I think anything somewhat stiff would work) and scrub the paste into the keys. Rinse with hot water and dry off really well. I wish I would have taken before pictures. Some of these keys look bread freakin' new now.
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