Replying to rust on rails

so we found this awesome rail that some kid left outside all summer and it got rusty right? is it possible to use a palm sand to sand the rust off? or are there better ways?
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I know it's a bit early this year, but every year somebody starts a thread about their goals for the season (that have to do with skiing, not fucking a cheerleader) and you know the rest.
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real stuff is better than stuff on a screen, porn to sex, skiing to ns
-C-Man

JC, TMC, S3p, WCJF