09-04-2014, 08:30 PM
I'm not an expert on restorations but generally a pitted surface in steel can only be removed by bringing the outer surface down to its level by sanding, grinding or polishing but deep pits are sometimes too deep to do that since you would remove most of the metal and end up with a thin foil. Any other method would require filling and then polishing the pitted area. That isn't an easy task and it requires specialised skills.
If not too bad you can just keep it from getting worse by keeping it oiled or coated and protected from the atmosphere. Iron/steel rusts over time and the process can only be slowed (not stopped) as long as the object is in the presence of oxygen.
I know this isn't much help to you but it's my experience with machinery and steel
Jim
If not too bad you can just keep it from getting worse by keeping it oiled or coated and protected from the atmosphere. Iron/steel rusts over time and the process can only be slowed (not stopped) as long as the object is in the presence of oxygen.
I know this isn't much help to you but it's my experience with machinery and steel
Jim
