How do I get rust off garden hammers chisels?
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Darlyne
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These are old tools that have a lot of rust on them. What can I use to clean them up?
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If you put some regular sand in a bucket and add some oil, you can plunge the tools up and down in the sand/oil mix and the rust should come off. Old school tool cleaning 101
MN Mom
on Apr 08, 2016
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Hammers, axes, chisels, garden tools: Submerge the tool in a bucket containing 1 gallon of white vinegar, an inexpensive supermarket item. Covere the bucket with a piece of plywood and let the parts soak overnight, then hit them with steel wool. (Steel wool is available in eight grades of coarseness, ranging from superfine, No. 0000, to extra-coarse, No. 4. Start with No. 1 wool, but you may need to go more or less coarse, depending on the amount of corrosion). Rinsed the tools thoroughly in clear water to remove any last trace of vinegar and wiped them dry. Severely pitted surfaces can be smoothed out using a 100-grit sandpaper. Wipe clean with mineral spirits, prime with a rust-preventive metal primer (Rust-Oleum), and painted with a gloss alkyd enamel. Chisels and garden tools can be coated with WD-40.
William
on Apr 08, 2016
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wd/40
Michael Woodward
on Apr 08, 2016
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Why? Are they are antiques you want to display or simple garden tools to use? Because if you are looking for magic, you may have to sandblast for the antique or hours of elbow grease steel brush /wool or for easy use, simply use your credit card and go to home depot.
Johnchip
on Apr 09, 2016
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a good longsoak in oil and give them a go with sandpaper.
Julie Green
on Apr 09, 2016
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I did a 60%/40% vinegar water mixture and added 1 cup of salt. Let the tools set for 12 hrs. Did a little scrubbing on them. Have not used the mineral spirits or rustoleum yet but I will try this.
Darlyne
on Apr 09, 2016
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