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Removing Stainless Steel Caseback Corrosion and Pitting

calart
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Hello,would any one have experience of making the corrision less noticable on a case back
ie, so its not so black in appearance.
I have tried baking soda as suggested on the Web but made no differance
Many thanks

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Mark020
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Isn’t this gunk from an old gasket?
 
Archer
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Mark020 Mark020
Isn’t this gunk from an old gasket?
There's certainly some pitting there, but there also could be gasket goo as well - I use 99% alcohol to clean up the old gaskets - works wonders.

For the pitting, the OP could try some vinegar or evapo-rust.
 
calart
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Sadly there is no gasket goo,its all pitting,not heard of evapo-rust, thanks will look that up
have some Cure Rust that I had for my old classic car but dont know it it works on stainless
 
Dan S
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It's not trivial to repair pitting like that. Most people who do laser welding won't touch it.
 
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