At 02:07 PM 11/7/2003, you wrote:
>It was new then and now I have two (small) spots of rust on the stainless
>steel but it's primarily the baskets that obviously weren't clean prior to
>being put in storage.


I just use an inexpensive electric power washer.  It does a really good job
in my opinion.  There are the odd bits of propolis and wax that are
permanently stuck unless scraped or a solvent is used, but it causes no
real problems.

Are you sure it's rust you are seeing?  I frequently get good amounts of
propolis stuck on the basket parts.  Large pieces I scrape off, small ones
get left.

-Tim

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