Cleaning tooling

[DavidR8]

I received my clamp set today.
Based on amount of oil in the plastic bags that contained the various parts I’m well set for my truck’s next oil change.

Of course this means the pieces are just dripping in oil.

I’m tempted to give them a bath in a Simple Green solution but wonder if I’m setting them up to rust.

What say you oh wise HM minds?


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[DAT510]

I just wiped my off, and left the remain oil film there as rust protection.

 

[darkzero]

I use WD-40 to clean pretty much all my tools, my machines included, as well as my other non machining related tools. Cleaning is just about the only thing I use WD-40 for. Some I'll just wipe off the excess WD-40 more, some I don't. For certain hand tools that I don't want an oily film on I follow up with denatured alcohol (doesn't specifically need to be DA, it's just what I use for cleaning a lot in the shop). No rust issues here so I don't need more rust preventative protection than that.

 

[mikey]

I use WD-40 to clean pretty much all my tools, my machines included, as well as my other non machining related tools. Cleaning is just about the only thing I use WD-40 for. Some I'll just wipe off the excess WD-40 more, some I don't. For certain hand tools that I don't want an oily film on I follow up with denatured alcohol (doesn't specifically need to be DA, it's just what I use for cleaning a lot in the shop). No rust issues here so I don't need more rust preventative protection than that.

I do the same as Will except I have to oil everything afterwards because rust comes free with every home here, like it or not.

 

[Aukai]

After my last encounter with cast iron, it took a large can of WD to get stuff out, and in places it took some brakleen, then WD, then oil. GRRRR

 

[darkzero]

I do the same as Will except I have to oil everything afterwards because rust comes free with every home here, like it or not.

Mike, I didn't know whether to give you a LOL for the "rust comes free with every home" or a sad face for the "like it or not" part.

Since you have to deal with rust, have you ever tried Boeshield T-9, Corrosion X, or that new rust preventer by WD-40 (Specialist line)? My big fly cutter is made of 1045 & because of it's size it just sits on a shelf out in the open. Whenever it rains or gets real humid (luckily not often) it'll get a bit of surface rust on it. Of the 3 products, I believe the 2 latter leave an oily film which I don't want, otherwise I'd just coat it with oil. I believe the T-9 dries to a waxy film. I want to get a product that dries to a waxy film but is not a PITA to get off.

 

[mikey]

Mike, I didn't know whether to give you a LOL for the "rust comes free with every home" or a sad face for the "like it or not" part.

Since you have to deal with rust, have you ever tried Boesshield T-9, Corrosion X, or that new rust preventer by WD-40 (Specialist line)? My big fly cutter is made of 1045 & because of it's size it just sits on a shelf out in the open. Whenever it rains or gets real humid (luckily not often) it'll get a bit of surface rust on it. Of the 3 products, I believe the 2 latter leave an oily film which I don't want, otherwise I'd just coat it with oil. I believe the T-9 dries to a wazy film.

A sad face is more suitable, I think ...

I have not tried any of those products. I mostly use Camellia Oil and Corrosion Block or just plain hydraulic oil. The latter does not work that well for rust prevention but the other two do. I'll keep your suggestions in mind, though - thank you, Will.

 

[Aukai]

We have a stadium here(on Oahu) that was designed by engineers to surface rust, and that was supposed to protect the metal from deep rusting. In a couple of years the "surface rust" was falling off in sheets, and cost millions to fix. So rust gets a mad face here....

 

[mikey]

After my last encounter with cast iron, it took a large can of WD to get stuff out, and in places it took some brakleen, then WD, then oil. GRRRR

Toldja' ...

 

[Aukai]