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daginge | 09:13 Sun 13th Jun 2010 | DIY
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Anyone got any ideas how to clean a discoloured steel engineering ruler without taking the measurement markings off as well? TIA
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Just a thought. How about WD40.
14:05 Sun 13th Jun 2010
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Coca-cola (do a test patch first)?
14:07 Sun 13th Jun 2010
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Nice one, boxtops. It took an oil stain out of our block paved drive. One thing though, don't use the diet type, I just got the cheapest I could find.
14:11 Sun 13th Jun 2010
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I use it regularly to clean the toilet.
14:12 Sun 13th Jun 2010
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Can't really be done, as the indented marks will be the sme colour as the staining.
Best way is to polish off as much as you dare on a rag buff.
14:15 Sun 13th Jun 2010
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Thanks all, I'll try em all!
14:17 Sun 13th Jun 2010

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