How do you remove minor rust stains from your axle

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how do you remove minor rust stains from your axle

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Light grit sandpaper or steel wool followed by some metal polish such as Autosol usually does the trick for me. Also, spraying the axle with some WD-40 between race weekends should prevent it from rusting.

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I use scotch brite and wd40 afterwards

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Same, but I use WD40 with the scotch brite

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I now must know wether it matters, order-wise.

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Steel wool/scotch brite works well. You can add some oil towards the end to polish it up nice and sparkly.

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I stopped using WD40 as it always seems to make it way to the hubs and I end up with an important session where the hubs move in 20cm.

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Where I’ve used WD40 on an axle or not, the ends of the axle and the inside of the hubs are always wiped down with brake cleaner.

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Scotch brite and wd40 has been my go to.

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Kroil Oil + Steel wool. It’s one of the better non-corrosive rust remover out there. It’s great for surface rust. They always have “Google special” - it’s not a cheap oil, but it’s the best penetrating oil I’ve used to date.

For aggressive rust, Naval Jelly - do expect pitting.

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I used Naval jelly when doing some car restoration stuff years ago. It was amazing. Pretty dangerous stuff if I remember correctly. Don’t get it on your skin.

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I’ve had good results with WD40 + steel wool, but that’s something to watch out for. I just wipe it down really well.