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Offline duh

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Rusty Tools
« on: Apr 02, 2009, 08:56:09 AM »
I accidently left my pruning shears out all winter buried under a mountain of leaves.  Now they are rusty.  I was told to use steel wool to clean them.  So far it is a very slow process.  Is there a quicker way?

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Re: Rusty Tools
« Reply #1 on: Apr 02, 2009, 09:34:31 AM »
Line a pan of some sort (I use a dish pan)  with aluminum foil. Pour in water to an inch or so to cover your tool. Add a couple table spoons of baking soda and stir to dissolve. Drop your shears in there and soak. When the rust is removed dry thoroughly and lubricate. I like wd-40 for this.
With the aluminum and soda you are creating a chemical reaction, electrolysis. Do this outside because there are fumes involved.
You can also soak your tarnished silverware or that silver belt buckle you won at the rodeo (safely) like this. The remains are not environmentally harmful.
« Last Edit: Apr 02, 2009, 09:38:05 AM by Tina »
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Re: Rusty Tools
« Reply #2 on: Apr 02, 2009, 10:13:12 PM »
Outstanding tip Tina.   :ThumbUp: WD-40 is awesome to coat your tools after you are finished using them, so they don't develop rust while being stored.
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Re: Rusty Tools
« Reply #3 on: Apr 03, 2009, 03:00:35 AM »
That is way cool Tina.  I will have to try that with my tools.

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Re: Rusty Tools
« Reply #4 on: Apr 03, 2009, 07:09:29 AM »
Thanks Tina I'm definitely going to do that.

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Re: Rusty Tools
« Reply #5 on: Apr 07, 2009, 07:46:03 AM »
I tried the baking soda and aluminum on my pruning shears and they are back to normal.  And now they are lubricated with wd40. 

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Re: Rusty Tools
« Reply #6 on: Apr 07, 2009, 09:36:37 AM »
Cool, I am glad it helped.
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Re: Rusty Tools
« Reply #7 on: Oct 06, 2011, 06:00:18 PM »
Really like this tip. Geez, if I keep reading the forum, I'm gonna need some help around here...or I could just add all these helpful tips to the HoneyDo List, huh?

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Re: Rusty Tools
« Reply #8 on: Oct 30, 2011, 06:50:38 PM »
lol, you can try. 

 

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