any help and suggestions is greatly appreciated!

i recently got hold of a schwinn grand tourer at a discount store. the bike is still in good shape with some small rust on the frame and some on the wheels. i'm planning to convert this 10 speed to a SS and would defenitely ask some help from all of you down the road (this will be my first SS bike too). I was wondering what is the best way to take the rust off from the wheelset. i'm pretty sure that i will have to see if the wheels are still straight and true. thanks for the help all!