@Will posted:Speaking of rust remover, I see HD has quite a few products under a search for "rust remover". I am guessing there work somewhat differently. Is their a commonly available product that people have used with success? I am thinking mostly of prewar couplers and trucks, not necessarily a total restoration.
All I can do is pass along my own experience - I am new to the painting/refinishing portion of this hobby. Evaporust works great for me, but generally takes overnight - on some REALLY BAD cases it took 3 days, but the stuff I was cleaning was so badly destroyed by rust (giant pits on wheels, part of the flanges missing), I ended up tossing them anyway!!!
I will say this - be very careful of putting chemically blackened stuff (like diesel side frames) in Evaporust - the blackening got removed right along with the rust on mine!
George