CLEANING METAL BITS

Any oil should be OK on any metal (3-In-One machine type is OK) and if you rub hard enough it should get rid of most dirt, or use a green scotchbrite dish cleaner for harder dirt instead of a cloth, but you could always try ordinary turps or white spirit initially if stubborn – best to try that first before rubbing in oil.

Also, Bar Keeper’s Friend on a small area for some metal cleaning jobs can be tried after getting off anything really greasy with spirit – you rub in BKF with a damp cloth, but if its delicate re any existing corrosion then a gentle abrasive cloth or pad (depending on the roughness of the metal) on a power drill is good.

I cleaned up a Vulcan guide rail OK on the living room floor 😮 (when I had one) with Bar Keeper’s Friend, years ago by rubbing in with a damp cloth anyway, and the wife never moaned once.

Mind you, I’m not married