Remove Corrosion/Tarnish From Vintage Flashlight

[flashlite]

I know this had to have been discussed here before but my search came up with nada.

I just purchased my first vintage flashlight. It's an old metal 2D Eveready that seems to have some corrosion and/or tarnish inside the barrel and on the tail spring. I can remove both the tail & the head, so getting to the inside shouldn't be too difficult. My question is, what do you use to remove that stuff?

PS: The light didn't come with a bulb but it appears to take a screw base bulb. Does anyone know what bulb these old 2D flashlights took? I saw that Radio Shack had quite an assortment of bulbs. Would one of those work or are these going to be hard to find?

 

[Roy]

Try using a paste of baking soda and use a toothbrush to clean out the inside of the body and finish off with a shot of WD-40 to prevent rust.

As to the bulb, I'll bet this will work.

 

[Kirk]

flashlite,
If you want bright and dependable and way more useful, go with Roy's suggestion. If you want "authentic" (kinda dim and yellow!), the bulb to use is a #14 miniature screw base. Radio Shack carries them. If they don't number their bulbs as #14, look for one marked 2.47 volts.
Kirk