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What's the best way to clean this old GM nos Distributor Gear ?

Engine: Early 1954 235 6-cyl. with small cam journals Forged Steel camshaft.
So, the distributor gear is hardened steel to match the cam.

See: PIC

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv57/glp0329/DistributorDriveGearGMNOS_zpsfb522666.jpg

I'd like to use this nos gear but don't want to hurt the fit on the distributor shaft.

Any suggestions appreciated.

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It looks like a protective coating more than rust. I would soak it in lacquer thinner than scrub with a brush and see how it comes out.


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Soda blast it.

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its cosmoline, if the lacquer thinner doesnt work try boiling it off in water. it only a wax protective coating.

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If its hardened steel, why not clean it up on a wire wheel on a bench grinder - or as I call it, "small parts slinger".


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