Help for Rust on tools

[Bullwinkle]

look for small hand tools made from stainless or monel - used in the dental and surgical trades

[Kapohocat]

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Originally posted by Hawaii Bound

Hands down the best stuff on earth is a product called Corrosion Block.

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Thanks for this tip. We use Tri-flow alot but I want to try to this from your suggestion! Have you tried it on sheet rock tools?

I usually coat them with tri-flow and wrap them in old clean rags (which I throw in dryer right beforehand so they are dry/warm) and use the blue larger ziplock bags for them, but it is a process.

[missydog1]

This sounds like a real drag. I hope one of these miracle cures works.

A dehumidifier can be a great helper in this climate. However, if you can't close all the windows in the room, it won't be effective.

When I owned single wall homes here, every so often I would close up and turn the dehumidifier on overnight. It would typically extract at least one full bucket of water from a 10 x 10 room. That's how much moisture is in the air.

Rust is much worse here in oceanfront homes and just back from the ocean. I say that from all the homes I looked at, how much rust I saw oceanfront compared to slightly more inland. The salt seems to drop out of the air fairly quickly. I realize that is not very encouraging, as your location isn't going to change.

You may need to do something to corral the tools in a dry environment overnight, even though it is a pain.

The helpful suggestions here are so great. I have never heard of most of these; now I am going to note all this for future need.

Alumside is a good company. I've worked with them quite a bit. They are the only people I could find who know how to deal with jalousie windows. They really have that old time island construction know how, so if you go there, ask them questions and I bet they will have some great tips.

"And I'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody, outside of a small circle of friends ~ Phil Ochs

[whalesong]

White vinegar or baking soda will do the job.

http://www.wisegeek.com/how-can-i-remove...-metal.htm

[Kapohocat]

Thanks for that tip, too, Whalesong. I didnt know baking soda would work too. Have you tried it?

[Hawaii Bound]

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Thanks for this tip. We use Tri-flow alot but I want to try to this from your suggestion! Have you tried it on sheet rock tools?

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I've tried in on pretty much everything. It leaves a coat on the tools for up to a year. If you are using the tools then you will need to reapply. I have had it on tools in the garage (shovels, sickles, wrenches, screwdrivers, etc) and they are rust free.

[DTisme]

I know this old guy in Canada who came up with a rust remover in a very interesting way... He had a friend who was a farmer, who one day, outin the field, came across an old ax blade rusting away. It was all covered in mud and when he brought it back to the barn he tossed it into the slop bucket. (the bucket of kitchen waste they fed to the pigs) - But they forgot about the slop in the bucket and about the axe blade. The bucket filled with water and covered the blade. A week later (not sure of time - but a while) he dumps out the bucket and here comes the axe blade. It's shiny new. Turns out there were potato peels in the bucket. They sat in the water and rotted. My husband and I have tried this ourselves with some old rusted collectibles. You cut up a potato, put it and your item(s) in a bucket of water and let it sit there and decompose. It STINKS real bad real fast! After a few days, dump it out, rinse it off and the rust is gone. BUT .. here's the warning: if you leave it too long, it will eat away the metal. The friend of ours, hearing about the thing, tested the potato method and came up with some anti-rust formula that made him a bunch of $. I have NO idea what the product is, but I think it's cool it was based on rotting potatoes. Google "removing rust potatoes" and you'll see a slew of links. A few of them says to simply rub the rust off with a potato and baking soda. Might be worth a try! Here's a site w/a bunch of ideas, including Diet Coke: http://www.essortment.com/yourself-remov...11819.html I also see sites that say vinegar and sites that say hydrogen peroxide.

[whalesong]

yes, I've used it on rust spots on my catchment and propane tanks, then I just repaint the spots. We've used vinegar to clean up scuba tanks when we find it in the tanks, during a visual inspection. We've used vinegar on our appliances to keep rust away. Baking soda in the sink to keep it looking brand new!
http://www.vinegartips.com/Scripts/pageViewSec.asp?id=7

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Originally posted by Kapohocat

Thanks for that tip, too, Whalesong. I didnt know baking soda would work too. Have you tried it?

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[David M]

PB Blaster (Home Depot) is very good at freeing up rusted parts.

David

Ninole Resident

[terracore]

Eureka ?

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