Dredge rust

[LRC253]

Hey guys, although I'm in the market for a 5", I picked up another Keene 4" because the deal was right. The dredge does need a little TLC however.. I have to redo all the matting and clean up a few things.

The swivel nozzle, 4" hose fitting, and all the riffles are heavily corroded/rusted. The appearance doesn't greatly effect me but I'm just trying to get as much life as possible on these items without a hole wearing through this stuff. Should I not worry about it and let it take it's natural course....or use a cleaner like baking soda/vinegar and paint it??....or just buy new?

 

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[ratled]

A picture to see how bad it is please. W/o seeing I say run it and let the gravel clean it up

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[LRC253]

My phone died as I was taking a picture but this is one of the riffles and the dredge nozzle is slightly worse.

 

[Bill_saf]

for rust in the mats use LCR and scrub and rinse with backing soda. you can LCR on the steel riffles and swivel to.

 

[ratled]

"are heavily corroded/rusted." not as pictured ......... those riffles have just the right amount of patina... run them as is the river will sand blast them for you

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[kcm]

If you can press the metal with your finger and it doesn't give at all, then don't worry about it - let normal wear-N-tear do its thing and clean it up. Save the work for under water!

 

[Hoser John]

Use cures many ills both for the machine and the man-tons a au 2 u 2-John

 

[Goldwasher]

Yea, Looks fine to me let the gravel polish it.

 

[njcommercialdiver]

as said before, run it and left the gravel clean it up, mine gets the rust coating over the winter after my 3 week to month long trips to NC in august/sept makes it nice and shiny