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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 02:45 AM
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Well was cleaning up the storage and found a ZC cam that I remember I got from a sohc civic from pick-n-pull. Had it stored, forgot about it, and now its rusted. I sprayed some wd-40, just to see what it would do. Just want to know if it is still fixable and usable? Here are some pics.



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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 10:03 AM
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Sand off the rust with some 1000 grit and you should be good to go.
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 10:34 AM
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try just rubbing some off or sand very carefully thats not a surface you want out of round
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 11:44 AM
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so if I sand it, jus try to get as much out as possible?
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 11:47 AM
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My guess is that it is just a light surface rust and will only take a little bit of sanding to get it off. Just use 1000 grit and you will be fine.
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 01:04 PM
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just be careful and make sure to keep circling and not stay in one spot
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 05:20 PM
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my skunk2 cams were sitting for 3months started to rust i spray'd WD40 wiped it off and sanded it down with fine sandpaper
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