I purchased a Delta Unisaw shop saw about eight years ago (tempis fugit) and am only now setting it up. I intend to use this thread to seek advice as I assemble the saw. I don't have the Owner's Manual immediately at hand; hoping to find it among the boxed parts.
Most of the saw has been 'resting' in original boxes out in the garage, but I kept the table and wings in a spare bedroom closet out of harm's way. Recently I purchased a can of Johnson's Paste Wax for protecting the top (per advice gleaned here) and having inspected the three steel table pieces, there are two issues with the main/center segment:
1. There's a round rust spot about 5/16" diameter on the front edge, not on the table surface, but on the side.
Q1. I'd appreciate any suggestion for how to halt the oxidation and clean off the existing rust spot as much as possible
2. SEE PICTURE. There's an area of amber/brown spanning almost half the top surface of the main/center table segment. I think (hope) it's only the remnants of a protective coating. It appears very "brown and ominous" in the photo, but is actually more amber and translucent.
Q2. Is it a protective coating?
Q3. How do I remove it?
I intend to coat shiny surfaces with Johnson's Paste Wax immediately after cleaning the tops, so I want to clean them in a way that will not conflict with the wax application.
Q4. As I understand it, application of Johnson's Paste wax is a simple matter of:1) wipe the wax on
2) wipe off excess wax
3) buff
Is that all there is to it?
Thanks
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