So my father-in-law and I have been using most of his tools heavily over the past year-year in a half and some of them have picked up some rust along the way (ie water pump pliers, some wrenches, etc). What’s the easiest way to take out the rust and then try to prevent it from coming back? WD 40 bat…

This is a constant problem in humid Florida. There are rust removal chemicals like EvaopRust or Rust-O-Leum Rust remover Gel that works well on bare steel. Steel wool works pretty well with a shot of WD40 for a lube. WD40 doesn’t work very well to keep rust away, however. I’ve been using Boesheild …

[image] texases: What kind of tools? Hammers? Shovels? water pump wrench and his adjustable wrenches primarily. The ratchets and sockets are all ok still, the coating hasn’t chipped off. Not really much lubrication in the tools, but I can regrease the adjuster on the adjustable wrenches. Pro…

I’d go the steel wool/wire brush route, then lubricate and use @Mustangman ’s coating. I might disassemble the adjustable wrenches (if possible) to get them really clean.

[image] pyrolord314: @Renegade will the ATF eat through the rubber handle covers? The only problem that I have is if the ATF gets between thr rubber or plastic the some times slip off until they get dryed up good never ha a problem with it eating through. When I first moved into the house I n…

you can use something like this for handles. I never tried it though. https://www.hardwareworld.com/pec0ude/PlastiDip-Tool-Dip-145-oz-Red

[image] weekend-warrior: Buy the PlastiDip 11601 Plasti-Dip Tool Dip, 14.5 oz ~~ Red | Hardware World Unless they have changed their formula since 1 last tried quite a few years ago I didn’t care for it.

I get surface rust on my steel builder’s squares from time to time. I have to remove it in order to make gadgets useable again. What seems to work best for me is a 1/3-1/3-1/3 solution of acetone, automatic transmission fluid, and WD 40. I coat the surface, let it sit overnight, then some r…

[image] George_San_Jose1: that molasses is very effective at removing surface rust I have not heard that, but hear back strap molasses a tbsp a day is good for hemorrhoids, another miracle in a bottle? Another solution, wear. Use it often enough! Hedge clippers and plant trimmers the biggest…

Never tried it myself but electrolysis is popular among some. Lots of info on Utube. [Is Electrolysis better than Evapo-Rust? Let's find out!]

I’ve used electrolysis to remove rust from tools and old motorcycle parts. Also used it to Parkerize some tools and parts.

Cleaning some rusty tools

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Unless they have changed their formula since 1 last tried quite a few years ago I didn’t care for it.

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