Clean Up Rusty Tools With Water
I had some old tools turn rusty while stored in a barn basement, so I dropped them in a tub of water. A few days later I fished them out and scrubbed off the rust using a steel brush under running water. When they dried off, there was some light rust remaining in the pitted metal, but I wiped them down with a light coat of oil, and they were rust free.
A couple years ago, I found some old rollers for a sliding barn door. They had been buried in dirt under a collapsing building, likely for years. I rinsed them off, but they were frozen solid with rust. I gave them the water treatment, and a few days later the rollers were freed up and ran as smooth as new.
If you’ve got a problem with rust, try plain water before spending hours with a wire wheel, sander or rust removal chemicals.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Jim Ruen, 33750 Forster Rd., La Crescent, Minn. 55947 (ph 507 895-2229; farmshowjim@gmail.com).
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Clean Up Rusty Tools With Water FARM SHOP Handy Hints I had some old tools turn rusty while stored in a barn basement so I dropped them in a tub of water A few days later I fished them out and scrubbed off the rust using a steel brush under running water When they dried off there was some light rust remaining in the pitted metal but I wiped them down with a light coat of oil and they were rust free A couple years ago I found some old rollers for a sliding barn door They had been buried in dirt under a collapsing building likely for years I rinsed them off but they were frozen solid with rust I gave them the water treatment and a few days later the rollers were freed up and ran as smooth as new If you’ve got a problem with rust try plain water before spending hours with a wire wheel sander or rust removal chemicals Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Jim Ruen 33750 Forster Rd La Crescent Minn 55947 ph 507 895-2229; farmshowjim@gmail com
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