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Old 19th September 2017, 11:33 PM   #1
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it is not red rust it has old brown rust .
If it is a patina then that is different than rust.
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If it is a patina then that is different than rust.
basically it is dirty with an ingrained layer of old brown rust powder and dirt .When that is rubbed off the appearance is so much better ... but how to do this on such a scale and should I be using wax or oil , soft cloth or abrasives or what ?
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