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Rusty tools
Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 8:00 am
by MarkyB
I had to do a bit of woodworking yesterday and I found my chisels were all quite rusty
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Has anyone got a recipe for something to stop this, or know of a good product?
They were in the shed which is water tight and they weren't put away wet.
Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 8:10 am
by RogerRust
Quick spray with WD40 before you put them away. Or you can get a sachet of magic stuff to prevent rust and from Gun shops I used one to great avantage in my gun cabinet. You just leave it in the box with the tools and they don't rust.
Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 8:21 am
by Judge
Used to use VCI (Vapour Corrosion Inhibitor) paper years ago for preventing car panels etc rusting during transit.
Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 10:11 am
by moggie-tom
You could try putting some Hammerite Kurust on, find that works well.
Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 5:42 pm
by d_harris
oil them up!
Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 8:34 pm
by aupickup
ok one for me as a qualified joiner
the best stuff to use ( after you have cleaned them of rust ) id to rub some wax onto the metal parts ( thats if you do not use them very often )
thats is my beat tip of the day, going to have a lie down now
Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 10:50 pm
by PSL184
Nothing worse than a "rusty tool"
Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 3:15 am
by moggydriver62
Oh yes there is.
Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 8:41 am
by Peetee
Nothing worse than a "rusty tool"
A rusty tool box?
[eh-hem]
I've wrapped in oil soaked rag and stored in a plastic bag.
Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 8:09 pm
by croft
Ive got both
!!
Try some wet and dry with a bit oil instead of water
Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 10:10 pm
by les
Tip---use them more often!
Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 9:47 pm
by arjay
My chippy instructor told us to use 'white oil', which is paraffin oil. Shane
Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 9:53 pm
by aupickup
use wax, that will not dry out,
Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 6:26 pm
by MarkyB
How about 3 in 1 ?
That looks like it should work OK.
I've collected tools from all sorts of trades but rarely need to use them.
Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 6:59 pm
by aupickup
ok from a joiners point of veiw and if you are using the tools for woodwork then oil is not a good idea, as it gets into the timber if you do not wipe them clean before hand
like i said before wax is perfect