What's a good way to remove rust?

I have noticed some rust forming on the shank near the pivot pin of my straight razor. Some of it is in the top jimping and some on the side.

What would be a good way of removing that without removing the pivot pin? I know I should remove the blade from the scales for a thorough cleaning but I don't have the tools or skill to do it so I'm just trying to do the best I can with what I have.

 

Toothbrush or qtips have done it for me

 

What do you put on the Q-tip? Would you use Maas?

 

Yes....Maas.....Flitz...either or

It seems to work for me. Make sure that after you shave or what not.....either manually blow in the pivot point...or shoot your hair dryer in that area

 

A few years ago, I had some rust on the celing in my bathroom, my mother-in-law advised bleach.

 

Bleach? Did it work? I assume you have a metal ceiling.

Isaac - thanks. I'll start making sure to dry out the pivot pin area. That's a good point.

 

Bleach is corrosive for stainless steel. If the surface is the slightest pitted it'll corrode, so I advice against using bleach.

 

That makes sense. I'm going to try the Maas. I think I've seen some at Wal-Mart recently.

 

good polish and dentle floss
kind regards Peter

 

Dental floss? Waxed or unwaxed?

That's actually a pretty good idea for getting between the scales and the razor. Thanks for the tip.

 

I can`t take credit for it ,the idea I mean ,but it works
Kind regards Peter

 

For me, I'd rather pull the pin and clean it buff and then pin it. It normally saves me time and frustration.

 

I'd agree with you but I don't have to tools or talent to remove and replace the pin. So I need another option.

 

I picked up a jug of Evapo-Rust from Lee Valley today.
I'm pretty darn impressed. Non/low toxic. No fumes and it binds with the rust.

Did a couple of multi-hour soaks then polished away years of corrosion with a rag and a cleaner/cutting polish (Meguiar #85).

 

Welcome RobertFontaine!

 

Welcome!

 

Good tip, Robert.
Between the soaks did you wipe off and polish?

 

I use this on razor restorations Nice stuff.

 

Welcome to The Shave Den, RobertFontaine!
Thanks for the heads up!