In article , Ron Wanttaja says...

I've got a bunch of old turnbuckles that were apparently removed from planes
eons ago. They're covered with black, cruddy, dirt and grease. What's the best
way to clean these up?

Ron Wanttaja
Hi Ron
For my early hang gliders I used to get surplus turnbuckles that used to be
available from outfits on the West Coast. They'd be pretty grubby with paint
,oil and cosmoline all over them. I soaked them in MEK or acetone to clean off
the paint etc then I used a wire wheel with a soft bristle wheel to finish the
clean up. Sometimes I had to chase the threads to clean them up but to do that I
had to buy a left hand tap and die for the one side. I wouldn't cut any new
thread just cleaned them out.

See ya

Chuck S