Refurbish of 4" Crescent?

[able_walker]

Just about ready to reassemble...just wondering how a fine small wire brush on a die grinder will affect the lettering...used 380 grit sandpaper on the rest of it which leaves a nice patina and smooths everything out nicely but can't get in between the letters...it was pretty rusty and stuck.

[Papaw]

I think you should try it. It could only improve it.

[able_walker]

I'll give it a go...I've used bench wire wheels on stuff and it doesn't do much except remove the surface rust...these were tough heat treated tools after all. We have a sandblaster here at work but don't want that matt finish.I'll post the results.

[able_walker]

Well the little wire cup brush showed up and it seemed pretty aggressive so I decided to use the sandblaster after I tested it on an old rusty bolt and found at half trigger and very light passes it looked pretty nice...so I taped off the area with the moving parts to avoid grit getting in there and gave it a go....turned out pretty nice if I do say so myself...still has a great vintage look and it's working nice and smooth.

[Plyerman]

Yes, definitely an improvement. Good work!

[Yadda]

Yes, definitely an improvement. Good work!

+1

[turnnut]

 I use a FINE 6 inch wire wheel,  it can get into the small letters, just take light pressure attempts. 

[mikeswrenches]

A variable speed Dremel tool with a 1 in. wire wheel and a cup brush gets in those tight places real well. Keep the speed on the wire wheel below 15,000 rpm so it doesn't throw the little wires out.

Mike

[Northwoods]

Your results look good.

[able_walker]

I don't see many 4" (alloy artifacts) adjustables in my rummaging so I was pleased to see it in a bin under a pile of other wrenches...like I say it was rusty but wasn't beat up so I figured it had potential. Did the WD-40 with a scotchbrite pad but it still wouldn't move...was worried the screw wouldn't come out but I found a small screwdriver that fit in there perfect and it came out easy..from there it was getting rid of the surface rust and other gunk and using small pieces of the 380 grit sandpaper and a pipe cleaner to get into the channel.Fun little projects to bring things back from the dead and it looks even nicer than the pics...I'll stick it in my Bicycle tool kit.

[turnnut]

 thank you for bringing that wrench back to being a useful tool.