Sam Jumper posted:Oops! Just noticed Norton mentioned the blueing. A five minute soaking is all it would take? I’ve got some postwar trucks that I accendtally removed to the bare metal. I’ve thought about trying to re-blue them.
Cast wheels (and couplers and sideframes) take blueing easily. I just dip a Q tip in the solution and wipe it around, 10-20 seconds will usually do it. Wipe off the film and reapply. Then another wipe and finally a thin wipe of fine oil.
Swap wheels if you want but these are not badly rusted and will clean up easily. The microscopic pits may actually add to the traction but I doubt you will even see them,
Pete
