I've had my A/C belt off for a while and the pulley has gathered a light covering of rust.

I'm getting ready to re-install the belt and charge the A/C system. Shoud I:

• Ignore the rust, mount the belt and look forward to cool driving in warm weather
• Remove the rust so that it doesn't damage the new belt
  

If removing the rust is appropriate, how should I go about doing that?

Thanks,
Dave

 

ignore. It will be gone in 30 seconds.

 

Thanks, Jim. That's exactly what I wanted to hear!