What's a good way of removing rust building inside a steel tube?

Question

i have a steel tube that i want to use as a curtain holder for my bathroom, i can remove the rust building outside the tube with sand paper. but how do i remove the rust from the tube that's building inside the tube? the tube is like 6 feet long, and 1 inch in diameter.

Answer 1

In my shop I use "The Works" for anything rusty, works all the time but, be careful of the eyes and the lungs, use it in the open then rinse good.

Answer 2

You can allways get it sandblasted which will take the rust out from the inside ansd is cheap to get done , but if it rusts now the bathroom is full of moisture which will rust up again. your best bet if you want a tube is to go with aluminum or copper both can be very decorative and cheap at the same time

Answer 3

why remove whats inside....kind of heavy for a curtain rod....they have plastic covers u can just place over the tube to cover any rust.....look where u find curtain rods....if u want u can even put 1 inside the tube...you'll nerver clean inside a long and thin tube