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Chaps I had a flood in my garage. All my tools have rusted.. Here is a small example of 1 of my draws  I have started cleaning with a wire brush followed by an oily rag. It is taking too long. Is there any thing I can dip / soak my tools in to shine them back up? Cheers |
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What about putting them in a tub of cheapy cola? even if it doesn't work you will have the added bonus of cola scented tools  |
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adam73bgt
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How to clean rusty toolsadam73bgt
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You can get stuff that you mix with water and leave rusty things to soak in, I got a cheapy bottle of this stuff from the range I think and it did a pretty good job of removing rust on some screws and some wheel nuts I had. But i cant remember the name of it  It turns the rust into a yellowish substance which brushes/rubs off pretty easily. Theres also a hammerite kurust product that is made specifically for the task that you should be able to get in halfords or similar |
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Last Edit: Aug 8, 2013 12:13:07 GMT by adam73bgt
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Vinegar works OK. Brick cleaner far better - just leave in overnight otherwise the acid might start attacking sound metal. Molasses is another product (try your friendly farmer). Only problem I found with Molasses is flies like it too !
Paul h
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Wire brush on a dremel?
If you want to go nuts, you could beg/borrow/hire an ultrasonic cleaner (water-based solution) or a vibratory tumbler with some soft media (like walnut shells) and chuck them in?
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Wire brush on a dremel? If you want to go nuts, you could beg/borrow/hire an ultrasonic cleaner (water-based solution) or a vibratory tumbler with some soft media (like walnut shells) and chuck them in? Actually you can DIY a "sort of" ultrasonic cleaner. Basically you attach an orbital sander with bungie straps to the side of a tank - www.aircooledrdclub.com/smf/index.php?topic=24567.0 I suppose no reason why you couldn't do something similar with a bucket of kiln dried sand and a sander Paul H |
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How to clean rusty toolsstealthstylz
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I bought an old washing machine specifically for this task about 10 years ago. Chucked everything in with s few scoops of dry sand and stuck it on a fast spin. Everything came out shiny.
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chuck em in a bucket of diesel.
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Aug 30, 2013 20:55:57 GMT
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Another vote for molasses
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Aug 30, 2013 21:00:49 GMT
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Bucket of sand soacket wit oil tipped into anther bucket back and forth........
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Aug 30, 2013 23:26:50 GMT
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Another vote for molasses Mate drives a tanker delivering molasses to farm so got me a few pints to try. Works fine but mate also warned me that it attracts flies and other pests so be warned if you leave it in open topped containers. Paul H |
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Electrolysis!
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Another method I use, albeit care needed, is brick acid. I pay £4.99 for 5 litres and cleans rusty metal easily. Only problem is don't leave in too long otherwise it starts eating the good metal as well !
Paul H
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It turns the rust into a yellowish substance which brushes/rubs off pretty easily. Theres also a hammerite kurust product that is made specifically for the task that you should be able to get in halfords or similar
