dianaji asked:


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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5 Responses to “What is the best solution to remove heavy rust from wood stoves?”

1. oil field trash on May 13th, 2010 11:36 pm

   Sand blasting is the best way to really get the rust off. Of course most places use grit rather than sand.

2. William B on May 15th, 2010 4:42 am

   wire brush it, then paint it with Navel jelly, [stops rust]

3. cronos51101 on May 17th, 2010 3:22 pm

   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.

4. saaanen on May 20th, 2010 3:10 pm

   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.

5. homer.21756 on May 21st, 2010 9:35 pm

   The rust will wipe off fairly easy apply stove black and fire up again would do this outside couple of times.