Fixing up my MSC model # 09514613 Bandsaw

[@MountainFisher]

Having worked in metal shops of various types from blacksmithing to building B-1 Lancer bombers I learned some easier methods for removing rust and to forestall it happening in the future. First I'd clean off the table of old crud deposits and then use the blue and rust remover from Birchwood Casey or BC. It is amazing how well it works and it gets down into pits where wire brushes do not go. I use an oil that dries and leaves a coating like Remington Teflon oil. I even use it on the aluminum table of my table top bandsaw after I lightly sanded it with 1200 grit to smooth it out. You can even blue the table using BC's Super Blue, apply it using 000 steel wool for a very smooth and non-streaky finish. Or, if you have some of the grey super fine Scotch Brite apply the blue with that. I learned this bluing knives and alloys with a bit of chrome in them tend to be streaky so I tried applying the blue with a very fine abrasive and it worked. You better know all my steel tools are blued. lol Bluing while not perfect still goes a long ways to prevent rust and doesn't attract dust like oils do. I even bought some Aluminum Black by BC that chemically changed the surface of the aluminum creating an Aluminum Oxide layer making it harder than steel. I only use my bandsaw to cut exotic woods, brass, rawhide and aluminum. I also use BC's Brass Black in case someone wants a black buckle.

[@CraftsmanshipwithAsh]

Thank you, I have some other things to clean up. I will try the method you suggested