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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Fishing Forum Cleaning up salvaged fishing lures |
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06/08/2021 11:32AM
I do a bit of treasure hunting with my mask and snorkel in a local river and always find lures that have been submerged for a long time. They are coated with anything from easy to clean off slim to hard crusty something that is hard to clean off. In the past of have just used a green scrubby pad and worked them fairly hard but end up taking the finish off.
Any ideas of what I could soak them in to clean them and save the finish. I have thought about vinegar.
I am mostly concerned about crank baits. Anything metal I can just scrub up with the green pad or steel wool.
Anyone else partake in this activity. It's a great way to stock the tackle box. Always a nice variety.
Any ideas of what I could soak them in to clean them and save the finish. I have thought about vinegar.
I am mostly concerned about crank baits. Anything metal I can just scrub up with the green pad or steel wool.
Anyone else partake in this activity. It's a great way to stock the tackle box. Always a nice variety.
06/08/2021 12:31PM
I had to clean up one I found this spring. It was a crank bait with rusty hooks. I soaked it in CLR and then a light scrubbing after. CLR will remove Calcium, lime and rust. I installed new hooks and I had a new lure.
"So many lakes, so little time." WWJD
06/10/2021 11:42AM
Soak in soapy water for a few hours, quick scrub and rinse, soak in citric acid (powdered form can be purchased on amazon) for a few hours and rinse, from there either into mineral oil or iron out (depending on rustyness). If rusty, I go iron out for a few hours with a quick scrub and rinse and then to mineral oil for a few hours.
The acid, while it cleans it can promote some aggressive rusting, so the mineral oil soak is to prevent that.
The acid, while it cleans it can promote some aggressive rusting, so the mineral oil soak is to prevent that.
"Fool me once, shame on...shame on you. Fool me, can't get fooled again" - W
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