care of tools

[BMWST?]

i have modest tool kit spanners some building stuff etc,like most blokes i guess.How do you care for the stuff.I dont use the building stuff much and when i do i find a film of rust has started to envelop stuff.CRC stinks,light oil is messy.how do you care/store the tools.This stuff lives in a couple of toolboxes,1 metal,1 plastic, one large old timber chest

[Luckylegs]

CRC stinks...

WTF - Please put your man card on the ground and step away with your balls in your hand!

[Katman]

....i find a film of rust has started to envelop stuff.

A constant coating of oil and grease fixes that.

[mossy1200]

i have modest tool kit spanners some building stuff etc,like most blokes i guess.How do you care for the stuff.I dont use the building stuff much and when i do i find a film of rust has started to envelop stuff.CRC stinks,light oil is messy.how do you care/store the tools.This stuff lives in a couple of toolboxes,1 metal,1 plastic, one large old timber chest


Lube them up.

[R650R]

Only rust problem ive had is pliers that have been on kayak out fishing etc...

Everythign else gets an accidental coating of oil or grease through regular use.
A box of surgical disposabl gloves keeps it off yopur skin and helps frighten new visitors to the man cave lol....

[husaberg]

Seems apthttps://cdn.instructables.com/FR6/O9Y6/GVIYNBEA/FR6O9Y6GVIYNBEA.MEDIUM.jpg
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[Akzle]

diesel.
surface rust wont fuck good shit.
if you buy cheap tools, or keep blunt tools, there's a good chance YOU are a cheap blunt tool.

[BMWST?]

Yeah but with what?,iswd 40 as smelly as crc 556?

[Madness]

I prefer au du wd-40 myself. 5.56 smells "cheap"

[Oakie]

I find the only tools that rust at all are those that are left in a tool box. Most of mine ar stuck on the wall and I never have any problems. Air circulation I guess.

[Akzle]

Yeah but with what?,iswd 40 as smelly as crc 556?

556 is for pussies. use marine grade 66.

[AllanB]

You could always buy a tub of the good stuff:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWbqLjxgMzE

[Voltaire]

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[TheDemonLord]

I love the smell of WD40 in the morning.

Smells like


(Deep inhale)

Victory.

[Rhys]

plus 1 for WD40