Dave, I’ve got a can of Bar Keeper’s Friend under my kitchen sink. Does a great job cleaning the sink and my stovetop. And it’s pretty easy to find around here. I saw a three-pack of it at Costco tonight for $1.97, and I’ve seen it at several of the "bed/bath/kitchen" stores, too.

Get a quantity of sand, builders is OK because it will have sharp edges. Put some in suitable plastic bag with the rusty part, and shake patiently until sufficiently abraded. Mind you, this takes off the paint as well — but one can’t have everything :~}

Cheers… /Mike

Doh! My plan is foiled….

I went back and read that entry. I think that must be my personal record for the longest time it’s ever taken me to make a point.

Well, at least on paper. Reading that story again does make me want to grab some Whities on the way home from work.

Do clean train wheels rank higher on my priority list than clean toilets? Steve, I’m not walking into that trap you cleverly set for me.

I went back and read that entry. I think that must be my personal record for the longest time it’s ever taken me to make a point.

What’s a professional author do when he’s promised a certain page length and he comes up about 30 pages short? Read that entry for a classic example.

And pray your editor doesn’t dogdoo.com you.