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....hmmm....I use a screw gun. I run a T-rod in and out of the swivel nut until is looks nice and clean. I dip the rod in mineral oil and buzz away. It cleans all the threads of the nut. I also use steel wool on the T-rods to deep clean the threads first, then run the nut all the way down and twist it thru the steel wool to get the corrosion off the outside so it works better in the lug casing...but then I am a bit anal about cleaning...

That looks about right. I went through a little more than half that for the lugs on a 12" tom. How does that dirt get in there?

Holy Cow!! Color me ignorant, but it never even OCURRED to me clean the inside of the 50's George Way lug inserts---

Hmmm. Lots more hours for me to spend....

Kevin: What did you use as a cleaning agent?

Jonni.... you wouldn't want to have screwed a t-rod into these.... they were full of rust and dirt, besides just the typical broken down oil.

I soaked them in Whink first to get things loosened up, then a dry Q-tip or two, then a Q-tip soaked in WD40. This was hardware purchased off eBay, not attached to the drum with t-rods still installed.

I dunno.... maybe Lug Nut Postal Service.....

If the Camco's are chrome, I don't think I would use the Whink to get things loosened up. These were very bad, rusted inside and out, and not chrome.

..............eeewwwww..............

Kevins, groove juice will do it perfectly, gets all the old oxidation out of the threads!

I was going to do that, but I'm all out..... "someone" showed me a hardware cleaning trick a while back, and I haven't gotten any more yet.

:)

This is a case where the right tool is a real help. I clean metal parts (lugs, inserts, springs, screws, bolts, and BD claws) by immersing the parts in methylene chloride and then placing the container in an ultrasonic cleaning bath for 5-10 minutes. Make sure the area is properly ventilated and you dispose of the spent solvent properly.