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Posted by6 hours ago
A friend of mine told me to soak my steel ball bearings in vinegar to clean them - Big mistake - now my bearings have turned this greyish black color and are very rough and don't roll that well at all anymore.
Does anyone know how remove whatever this stain is on my bearings to return them to the polished state?
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