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    How do you keep your tools from rusting in an unheated shop? Hand tools and any other tools.

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    Why is it that the inside of old truck cabs smell so good?

  • #2
    Have you noticed how some rust and others don't? It is kinda funny how that happens. My tools are in a shed without heat and I notice that things like saw blades rust quick and wrenches not so much. I have tools stored on the Dodge and my Mack and I keep them coated with WD40. If they get surface rust then I clean up with steel wool or a rust remover. Deeper rust will get the jelly or a pass on the bench grinder with a wire wheel. The nice (expensive) full polish chrome tools often laugh at rust. To sum it up get them a blast of WD40 whenever you see the start of rust.

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    • #3
      If your hand tools rust, either you are not using them enough, or you are too clean when you use them (your hands are not greasy). :-)
      I drive a DODGE, not a ram!

      Thanks,
      Will
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      • #4
        Tools from rusting

        Your best bet is to move to new Mexico. No rust here. Dry air. Old cars not rusty either.
        I use boe shield on my table saw,planer etc.
        It would work good on hand tools as well. It was developed for this purpose by Boeing.

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        • #5
          We have real dry air here as well, but I have to heat the shop anyhow. It was -30F the other day...

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          • #6
            Gordon
            Spray WD 40 on them for now until you can get to them.
            Will attract dust but that's better than rust.
            Otherwise heat the area.
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            • #7
              I always took them in the house in the spring when the garage started to warm up. Only took a few days or so.

              Explains why I have so many tool boxes.

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              • #8
                I have not had good luck using WD-40 that way. I once carefully cleaned a good sized lathe and then sprayed it with WD-40. The next day it was covered with an orange haze of surface rust. Everywhere.
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                Why is it that the inside of old truck cabs smell so good?

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                • #9
                  I put a light coat of chassis grease on my bench vice, hammer heads, garden tools, and other such things that are prone to rust. I also keep my rarely used tools in wooden boxes with lids. I don't know the science behind it, but the tools that rust in metal boxes stay nice in wooden boxes.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Kevin Mienke View Post
                    I put a light coat of chassis grease on my bench vice, hammer heads, garden tools, and other such things that are prone to rust. I also keep my rarely used tools in wooden boxes with lids. I don't know the science behind it, but the tools that rust in metal boxes stay nice in wooden boxes.
                    The wooden box offers better insulation, so it prevents rapid/wild temperature changes.
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                    Why is it that the inside of old truck cabs smell so good?

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                    • #11
                      Building a wooden rolling chest to replace a metal one would be a worthwhile endeavor I think...the obvious disadvantage being the weight of it.

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                      • #12
                        Imagine the beauty of it.
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                        Why is it that the inside of old truck cabs smell so good?

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                        • #13
                          Vaseline works too, easier to clean up than grease.

                          Baby oil may be better than both.

                          Bucky

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