Cleaning rusty Indian chain mail suit .. advice sought

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Originally Posted by thinreadline

It is not badly rusted just overall light surface rust ... my aim is to stop further rust rather than to bring it back to shiny newness ...... any less drastic suggestions anyone ?

If it has red rust it has to be treated, red rust is active. The methods I mention will not bring it back to "shiny newness", that would take sandblasting or tumbling, acid etc...something a bit more aggressive.