Condensation

When I had mine in an unheated shop, I kept 30weight ND oil on them and covered them in canvas painters tarps and put inexpensive Compact Fluorescent Bulbs under each tarp where it couldn't touch anything flammable. It worked well until I could build an insulated room in the shop for them. Here in Alabama, it gets cold and then a front comes through with a big warm up and lots of humidity. It condenses on everything, even the shop floor and metal doors. My truck drips puddles parked in the shop.


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bedwards said:
When I had mine in an unheated shop, I kept 30weight ND oil on them and covered them in canvas painters tarps and put inexpensive Compact Fluorescent Bulbs under each tarp where it couldn't touch anything flammable. It worked well until I could build an insulated room in the shop for them. Here in Alabama, it gets cold and then a front comes through with a big warm up and lots of humidity. It condenses on everything, even the shop floor and metal doors. My truck drips puddles parked in the shop.


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We have the same issue, I live a few miles from lake michigan. All that water keeps its temperature. So when the wind blows from the west the water either cools the air or makes it warm and its always moist air.

I may have to try the tarp thing like you did.
 
I have much of the same weather here, and it is a pain in the butt with these warm fronts moving in. It fine when its cold, and stays that way, but the weather is what it is. I was out in the shop, and out in the sheds today with a coffee can filled with hydraulic oil, and a paint brush, giving everything that could possibly rust a good coating.

If your using WD-40, note that that stuff will absorb moisture, and can cause your stuff to rust. I know many disagree, but I know first hand, that stuff is not the greatest stuff to protect your tools from rust. Your better off using oil, than WD-40.

There is lots of other products on the market to protect from rust available in spray cans, you might want to look into these. One other thing to think about is looking at areas that you don't normally see, If they are bare metal, and exposed, you know what happens.
 
8ntsane said:
I have much of the same weather here, and it is a pain in the butt with these warm fronts moving in. It fine when its cold, and stays that way, but the weather is what it is. I was out in the shop, and out in the sheds today with a coffee can filled with hydraulic oil, and a paint brush, giving everything that could possibly rust a good coating.

If your using WD-40, note that that stuff will absorb moisture, and can cause your stuff to rust. I know many disagree, but I know first hand, that stuff is not the greatest stuff to protect your tools from rust. Your better off using oil, than WD-40.

There is lots of other products on the market to protect from rust available in spray cans, you might want to look into these. One other thing to think about is looking at areas that you don't normally see, If they are bare metal, and exposed, you know what happens.
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I had cans of WD40 freeze before, they got slushy inside. Everyone said I was insane.

Ive done the same with oil and a brush on farm equipment. On my baler I slop oil all over the knotter.

I had a spray can of way I got when my grandma moved way back. I wish I knew where to get that stuff if they even make it anymore. I used it on the table saw.
 
Before I got the new shop build I put tarps on mine with a light bulb under it worked like a charm.

Paul
 
theres stuff called acf 50, i have all my tools covered in it and its very good lasts for years and not a speck of rust, expensive but very good and goes along way
 
A friend uses a cube van box as his shop. Got it for about 700. He insulated it and uses a small heater when he is working in it. Has no real issues with condensation, as it is fairly well sealed at the doors. Just a thought.
Pierre
 
Hi
I live in western Oregon, and part of my shop is in an old wood barn, sheathed in metal. Same problem, when it has been cold, and warms suddenly it practically rains in the barn.

I was advised to use LPS3 liberally both to coat, and also as rust preventative. It works fairly well, and when the sudden warming happens, I use two big industrial fans and open the door to circulate the air. As mentioned, don't us wd 40. It will make it worse.

The only real answer is both insulation and finishing the walls and ceiling and insulating, with a vapor barrier. And continuous heat.

A 50 year old rickety barn. Can't afford it.

Harvey
 
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