ice axe, maintenance :

what do i use to clean rust off an ice axe Head, without
messing it up?
v.c.

v castaneda wrote:what do i use to clean rust off an ice axe Head, without messing it up? v.c.

Mineral spirits?

I'm assuming you're talking about the pick in which case it's probably just surface rust. A light sanding/wire brushing will clean it off. If it's bad enought that it's coming off in chunks then you've needed to replace your pick for a long time.

I'm assuming you're talking about the pick in which case it's probably just surface rust. A light sanding/wire brushing will clean it off. If it's bad enought that it's coming off in chunks then you've needed to replace your pick for a long time.

A quick method is to use a wire wheel on a drill (a circular wire brush with a shaft that allows it to go on a drill). You can always paint them a swank color of rust resistant paint to help prevent recurrance.