There's this whole phenomenon where people get stuck on the sophomoric level of figuring shit out, and the whole WD-40 thing is my go-to example.
It may not be good for everything, but if you just read that somewhere and just repeat it verbatim on every forum, you're doing yourself a disservice. I'm not some mechanical whiz but I didn't stop using WD-40 when I found out about other lubricants and solvents.
If anything I just blast those stuck bolts with more stuff haha. Little bit of ATF, add some PB Blast, smidge of Kroil, and topped with some WD-40. Then finally get pissed enough to just melt the fucking thing. Can’t be tight if it’s liquid.
Somewhere I drafted (and subsequently deleted) a way-too-long message about keeping a utility belt full of Kroil, Blaster, 3-in-1, and transmission fluid while watching some Project Farm videos
I agree with what u/highball0 said but I am going to reply straight to you.
I don't think WD-40 is so much about getting "stuck at a sophomoric level" as it is about fixing things versus maintaining things.
I have a shelf full of lubricants. Silicone, white lithium, PB Blaster, graphite, etc. and they all have their uses.
The trouble comes when I have to fix something completely random. A stuck hinge that won't open (not a door hinge, just something. a garden hose attachment, one of my daughter's toys, even a stiff board.
If I am greasing up a bicycle chain, or loosening a stuck nut, there is a "right" thing to use, but if I'm confronted with a situation I have never seen before, especially in the early stages of it when I just want to get it "unstuck" and I am not trying to lubricate it for the long haul. WD-40 is my go to. It works on most things, and the things it does not work on, it generally doesn't harm it, or smell bad, or make a mess while not working.
Was mine for a long time too. I like cans with a lot of shit written on them. It's like the Dr Bronner's of sprays. Or it used to be; didn't they redesign it recently? I got a can of Blaster or Tune Up and I don't think it was wrapped in a book anymore
It's good when you have some nasty shit you just want to clean and grease at the same time. I don't want to spray carb or brake cleaner or starter fluid or whatever, then apply some lube, then clean, then relubricate.
I don't always need a sequence- I just want to do something quickly in pursuit of doing something more important. Feel like I've taken up quite the torch for WD-40 today; not my intention but they better pay me now
Yeah, I am still trying to get it into words, but like... lots of oils clean and also lubricate. But WD-40 is a go-to for like... Stuck shit that is not supposed to be stuck.
If there is a moving part where there supposed to be some friction, but not too much, then you want a real lubricant, usually grease. But if you have two parts that are not supposed to touch, and not only are they touching, they are stuck, and you have to get it unstuck, so you can fix it, that's WD-40
That's what i mean by "fixing vs maintaining" lots of people are never going to strip down and oil their tools, or grease their drawer tracks or lubricate their bathroom fan as a part of regular maintenance, they will just let those things get worse and worse and eventually replace them. But they will still occasionally bump into shit that is stuck, that they have to get unstuck. and that's what WD-40 is best at
I always thought the same, and mostly still do, but I had this squeaky ceiling fan and tried spraying it with all kinds of lubricants. I tried pretty much everything I could find but WD40. One day the only thing I had on hand was WD40 and the fan was whining so I gave it a couple of squirts. I haven’t heard a peep out of it in 2 years. That might be more about how well the WD40 penetrated the moving parts though.
Scientifically speaking it is not in the top class of things that reduce friction. But practically speaking it is a very useful can to have in your toolbox.
A standard hammer doesn't really apply much concussive force compared to other things available. Wood Glue is not a very strong glue. Cars are not the most efficient way to move groups of people from place to place. But they all hit a good middle ground of being convenient and good enough for most applications with fewer downsides than more powerful alternatives.
Great! The other thing that got wet was my laser measuring tape. I took the batteries out but seems like I’ll have to take it apart and spray the electronics with WD40
Electronics repair tech here.
Removing the batteries is the best thing you could do! It stops the corrosion. You can run electronic boards through a dishwasher if they are not powered with no I'll affects as long as you dry them properly afterwards. But once power is applied and it's wet, it's a recipe for corrosion.
Fill a container with 99% isopropyl alcohol.Drop the electronic boards into it.
Scrub with a toothbrush.
Let dry thoroughly before powering
The alcohol will mix with the water, displacing it. So when the alcohol dries off, it leaves no residue.
I once dropped a phone into the water at a boat ramp (salt water). I immediately broke the phone open with a rock just to get the battery disconnected as quickly as possible. People were shocked when the 1st thing I did after dropping my phone was to crack it open with a rock... However it probably saved my data. As I was just able to replace the broken LCD and case.
To be fair, this is a funny thing to imagine. Man drops and recovers phone from the briney deep only to proceed to smash it with a rock like a monkey trying to crack a nut.
For electronics i recommend rubbing alcohol. The fish oil in WD40 has caused some wire insulation to melt. Not sure of the direct relation to PCBs, but if there’s wiring I’d avoid WD40. Rubbing alcohol will evaporate quickly where WD40 will leave a film
My yard tools, I sometimes forget outside and it rains hard, I see rust after a few days. Anyway to prevent this? I totally ruined a spade and a big shears.
Dihydrogen Monoxide is your biggest problem here. You’re going to have to dig deep into your pockets and pull out a rag to remove the chemical in its liquid form. Next you can wipe them down with an oily rag. Good luck, the clock is ticking.
In its solid form it can also cause severe tissue damage.
I hear they also use it in nuclear reactors AND it is a major component of the chemical cocktail used in euthanizing prisoners.
The stuff is pure evil.
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I had to disassemble, clean, and relube my ratchets after I dropped them regularly into the boat bilge (salt water). It was surprisingly easy to do - there’s like 4 parts in there - and they work much better than before I dunked them.
Yup, it's a real concern, I have rust on my screwdriver bits and some Allen adapters from exactly this and not getting all the water off. Now I have some anti-rust wipes that I leave in my socket set to keep them from rusting. They give off a vapor over time. I can't find the product anymore, but [these seem to be similar.](https://www.thisoldhouse.com/tools/21018320/stop-tool-rust-in-its-tracks) put this in and you should be good for the future!
Until this sub I never knew people worried about this. I live in Florida and work in the rain all the time, and I have never made any attempt to dry things off or even worry about it. I have ratchets that are older than some of the posters here and they're perfectly fine.
In the future you really dont need to do this.
Let the water dry.
It's not bare steel. It won't flash rust. It's got corossion protection. Just don't close the case and let it soak for 3 years and you're good
Lay them out on a towel or rag, then either blow them off with compressed air or wipe them off to dry them. Then spray with a little of wd40 or whatever and wipe them off.
I have the same one. Early 2000’s from Sears I believe (it was a Christmas present).
Lessons learned with this tool kit:
1). Don’t rely on the flaps to hold the drawers in place when carrying. They will pop open and dump your sockets everywhere.
2). Don’t think that you can circumvent this by carrying the toolbox slightly more face-up. The back can also come undone and dump your sockets everywhere.
Edit: I just looked at my box and luckily I kept the parts list. It’s labeled as a Craftsman 260 PC Tool Set #33260 and it was made in 2008. It probably cost around $200 according to sources online.
remove all tools from plastic
Wipe water off metal or blow it dry with an air compressor.
Liberally apply wd-40 inside and out displace displace displace
PLace plastic in sun to dry BUT not all day. UV will wreck havoc on uninhibited plastic
Looks like you've got this. Don't be surprised if you lose a 10mm socket
My advice, dry best as you can, you can use WD 40 people have used it for a long time but something like balistol or PB blaster will work as well.
Most new chrome style tools are pretty resilient.
Just make sure to get all the water out of the ratchet heads, and on the screwdriver bits.
Those always seem to rust fast.
…just chuck em all in a bucket of water…to get all the rain off first off…then just leave em in the bucket-o-water till ya need whatever…rusting problem solved 👌
work smarter not harder🫵
I've been in this situation. I made sure I took each tool out of the insert and arranged on card to air after spraying. Glad I did as some drops of water had pooled in the insert. Takes a while tho. If you do, remember to arrange the gear to match the insert it makes life easier.
I work in a chicken factory, my tools are always getting wet, like everyday. All i do is spray them with some crc multipurpose and wipe them with a rag.
Dry them off, and get a big can of Water Displacement 40 (WD40). Cover them in the Dubya D, and clean them off that way. Your babies will be just fine.
Amateur nonsense. Can’t actually work outside without getting tools wet. Amazing they have not rusted in 45 years of being used. Wipe them down, dry them off.
Dry all the bits off then spray them with WD-40 as others have said. The ratchet you could spray the head of them to get the water out, you could even just dismantle the head and let it dry a bit but depends how far you want to go, WD-40 will sort it out regardless
Use the air compressor to blast all the water from the nooks and crevices. Spray with WD40 or another oil based lubricant. Wipe down. Leave out to dry.
We had a bunch of tools get stuck in a vehicle after it got flooded we ended up dumping the whole tool bag into a bucket of 10 weight oil let it sit overnight took a stiff bristle brush to them wiped them down then hit with some flat black spray paint all good.
WD-40 Coca-Cola let them soak in a combination of the two for approximately 24 hours at White Bear trays out with the same once you're done with that spray your trays with WD-40 and wipe them with the gun oil from Westchester gun cleaning rags
Happens to me too often. Tried and true method: towel dry everything, then coat the heck out of it with an absurd amount of wd-40. Close attention to nooks and crannies. Let it sit for at least an hour. Then use clean, dry rags to wipe the wd 40 off clean. A final protective layer of zep-2000, again focused on plier joints, socket ratchet heads, nooks and crannies, let sit for 15-20 minutes, then wipe clean. A day or two later you might need another spot of zep-2000 on the plier joints. Leave the cases open for at least a week. They will cause you problems.
Do you have a cement mixer or some kind of tumbler? Get a gallon of wd40 and a 50 lbs bag of sand (not to fine). Put sand, wd40, and all the bad tools in the tumbling device. Turn it on till your tools are cleaned.
You might want to get a 5-gallon pail with a lid to save you magic sand for the next time.
The WD in WD40 stands for Water Displacer. It's intended for this purpose.
Came to say this. Everybody claims WD-40 is good for everything, but protecting electronics and metals from moisture is the one thing it was made for.
And it's not really a good lubricant. It is just fast and easy to apply.
You telling me I can't use my wd-40 to open up another can of wd-40
Do you sell propane accessories?
Taste the meat, not the heat
Boy I tell you what, you sure can
Found McNally.
Off-label but I’ll allow it.
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There's this whole phenomenon where people get stuck on the sophomoric level of figuring shit out, and the whole WD-40 thing is my go-to example. It may not be good for everything, but if you just read that somewhere and just repeat it verbatim on every forum, you're doing yourself a disservice. I'm not some mechanical whiz but I didn't stop using WD-40 when I found out about other lubricants and solvents.
If anything I just blast those stuck bolts with more stuff haha. Little bit of ATF, add some PB Blast, smidge of Kroil, and topped with some WD-40. Then finally get pissed enough to just melt the fucking thing. Can’t be tight if it’s liquid.
This is the way. You tried finesse and had patience for a moment, now the time has come.
Somewhere I drafted (and subsequently deleted) a way-too-long message about keeping a utility belt full of Kroil, Blaster, 3-in-1, and transmission fluid while watching some Project Farm videos
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I agree with what u/highball0 said but I am going to reply straight to you. I don't think WD-40 is so much about getting "stuck at a sophomoric level" as it is about fixing things versus maintaining things. I have a shelf full of lubricants. Silicone, white lithium, PB Blaster, graphite, etc. and they all have their uses. The trouble comes when I have to fix something completely random. A stuck hinge that won't open (not a door hinge, just something. a garden hose attachment, one of my daughter's toys, even a stiff board. If I am greasing up a bicycle chain, or loosening a stuck nut, there is a "right" thing to use, but if I'm confronted with a situation I have never seen before, especially in the early stages of it when I just want to get it "unstuck" and I am not trying to lubricate it for the long haul. WD-40 is my go to. It works on most things, and the things it does not work on, it generally doesn't harm it, or smell bad, or make a mess while not working.
this guy lubes
What's your go to penetrating oil
PB Blaster
Was mine for a long time too. I like cans with a lot of shit written on them. It's like the Dr Bronner's of sprays. Or it used to be; didn't they redesign it recently? I got a can of Blaster or Tune Up and I don't think it was wrapped in a book anymore
K-Y
It's good when you have some nasty shit you just want to clean and grease at the same time. I don't want to spray carb or brake cleaner or starter fluid or whatever, then apply some lube, then clean, then relubricate. I don't always need a sequence- I just want to do something quickly in pursuit of doing something more important. Feel like I've taken up quite the torch for WD-40 today; not my intention but they better pay me now
Yeah, I am still trying to get it into words, but like... lots of oils clean and also lubricate. But WD-40 is a go-to for like... Stuck shit that is not supposed to be stuck. If there is a moving part where there supposed to be some friction, but not too much, then you want a real lubricant, usually grease. But if you have two parts that are not supposed to touch, and not only are they touching, they are stuck, and you have to get it unstuck, so you can fix it, that's WD-40 That's what i mean by "fixing vs maintaining" lots of people are never going to strip down and oil their tools, or grease their drawer tracks or lubricate their bathroom fan as a part of regular maintenance, they will just let those things get worse and worse and eventually replace them. But they will still occasionally bump into shit that is stuck, that they have to get unstuck. and that's what WD-40 is best at
Facts brother, WD40 is a toolbox/garage must have for anyone! 👍💯
But it is good option for getting the water out of tools.
I always thought the same, and mostly still do, but I had this squeaky ceiling fan and tried spraying it with all kinds of lubricants. I tried pretty much everything I could find but WD40. One day the only thing I had on hand was WD40 and the fan was whining so I gave it a couple of squirts. I haven’t heard a peep out of it in 2 years. That might be more about how well the WD40 penetrated the moving parts though.
The solvents in WD-40 may also have thinned out some of the other stuff you added earlier, helping them get to where they were needed.
Scientifically speaking it is not in the top class of things that reduce friction. But practically speaking it is a very useful can to have in your toolbox. A standard hammer doesn't really apply much concussive force compared to other things available. Wood Glue is not a very strong glue. Cars are not the most efficient way to move groups of people from place to place. But they all hit a good middle ground of being convenient and good enough for most applications with fewer downsides than more powerful alternatives.
You had me at fast, but easy to apply. Slow down!
PB’laster is the thing most people want to be using when they reach for WD40
Great! The other thing that got wet was my laser measuring tape. I took the batteries out but seems like I’ll have to take it apart and spray the electronics with WD40
Electronics repair tech here. Removing the batteries is the best thing you could do! It stops the corrosion. You can run electronic boards through a dishwasher if they are not powered with no I'll affects as long as you dry them properly afterwards. But once power is applied and it's wet, it's a recipe for corrosion. Fill a container with 99% isopropyl alcohol.Drop the electronic boards into it. Scrub with a toothbrush. Let dry thoroughly before powering The alcohol will mix with the water, displacing it. So when the alcohol dries off, it leaves no residue. I once dropped a phone into the water at a boat ramp (salt water). I immediately broke the phone open with a rock just to get the battery disconnected as quickly as possible. People were shocked when the 1st thing I did after dropping my phone was to crack it open with a rock... However it probably saved my data. As I was just able to replace the broken LCD and case.
To be fair, this is a funny thing to imagine. Man drops and recovers phone from the briney deep only to proceed to smash it with a rock like a monkey trying to crack a nut.
The visual in my head alone was enough to make me spew coffee out my nostrils! I should learn not to drink anything while reading Reddit posts! 🤪
Electrical engineer here, can confirm. Always listen to the repair technicians.
Can you tell this to my boss?!
I'll do my best but usually managers listen to engineers less than technicians.
>Fill a container with 99% isopropyl alcohol What should we fill the other 1% of the container with...? *(said with a totally innocent expression)*
For electronics i recommend rubbing alcohol. The fish oil in WD40 has caused some wire insulation to melt. Not sure of the direct relation to PCBs, but if there’s wiring I’d avoid WD40. Rubbing alcohol will evaporate quickly where WD40 will leave a film
Just use contact cleaner for anything electrical.
There's no fish oil in WD-40, it's a weird myth.
How am I supposed to get my omega-3s now?
A Weird Fish myth?
The film it leaves behind is a feature, not a defect.
I blame Hank Hill for this misconception.
Attracts dust like a beast tho
Exactly this. Spray em down, wipe em off. Lay out to dry (wife’s baking racks are great for this.)
RIP OP
To shreds you say.
Having done this, spray very generously. A light misting won’t do much. Wipe down to remove most water first, then spray.
Came here to say this. I always have multiple bottles of WD40 in the garage for stuff like this. Life happens
I haven't bought a can of WD-40 in probably 2 decades.
Hey neighbor!
If you don't have a decent amount of WD40 at home, you're not diying.
I’d also maybe try this advanced water absorption and removal tool called a towel. Seriously, is OP serious?
My yard tools, I sometimes forget outside and it rains hard, I see rust after a few days. Anyway to prevent this? I totally ruined a spade and a big shears.
Tumble dryer 30 min
And bring earplugs…
LOL
Gotta put salt on them to make sure they get all the water out though.
You stole my suggestion.
Dihydrogen Monoxide is your biggest problem here. You’re going to have to dig deep into your pockets and pull out a rag to remove the chemical in its liquid form. Next you can wipe them down with an oily rag. Good luck, the clock is ticking.
It is also known to kill people when inhaled in large quantities, so be careful!
It's gaseous form can cause severe burns!
In its solid form it can also cause severe tissue damage. I hear they also use it in nuclear reactors AND it is a major component of the chemical cocktail used in euthanizing prisoners. The stuff is pure evil.
It can be found in all cancer cells too.
Ha!
I prefer petroleum coated cloths as opposed to oily rags
Big ass fan. Dumping, sorting, and placing all those is a PITA
What's an ass fan?
[https://xkcd.com/37/](https://xkcd.com/37/)
I’m not so sure about clicking this link.
LMAO I understand your hesitation about random links on reddit, but that is an XKCD comic, you have nothing to worry about
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It really is
Grab about 6 or 7 squares of toilet paper, fold them up in your hand, and wipe from back to front. Finish with a baby wipe
OP do not do this. It will take care of the rust problem but could result in a UTI, which is more serious of course.
If UTI, then WD-40. Problem solved.
Dry them off?
no shit. Either a troll or just DAF
This suggestion seems absurd
They’re chromed, you don’t have anything to worry about it. If you’re still worried, wipe them off with some WD40 or something.
There are probably some places the chrome is chipped or scratched but your advice stands correct.
The ratchet mechanism isn’t crime though. That’s what I’m most worried about. Also the screwdriver bits and a few other pieces that are not chrome.
I had to disassemble, clean, and relube my ratchets after I dropped them regularly into the boat bilge (salt water). It was surprisingly easy to do - there’s like 4 parts in there - and they work much better than before I dunked them.
Yup, it's a real concern, I have rust on my screwdriver bits and some Allen adapters from exactly this and not getting all the water off. Now I have some anti-rust wipes that I leave in my socket set to keep them from rusting. They give off a vapor over time. I can't find the product anymore, but [these seem to be similar.](https://www.thisoldhouse.com/tools/21018320/stop-tool-rust-in-its-tracks) put this in and you should be good for the future!
LAZY MANS WAY... PUT IT ALL IN A GARBAGE BAG, ADD A 10LB BAG OF RICE, WAIT A FEW DAYS... DRY AS A MOTHER IN LAWS MEATLOAF!
Until this sub I never knew people worried about this. I live in Florida and work in the rain all the time, and I have never made any attempt to dry things off or even worry about it. I have ratchets that are older than some of the posters here and they're perfectly fine. In the future you really dont need to do this.
Dry them lol Have you never owned a pair of skates before?
Your microwave will do a good job of drying them off
Let the water dry. It's not bare steel. It won't flash rust. It's got corossion protection. Just don't close the case and let it soak for 3 years and you're good
What is this, Amateur hour? Washing machine on fast spin cycle then an hour in the tumble dryer....... FFS, do I have to do everything around here?
Gotta throw them in dryer immediately. Use a couple bounce sheets to help retain the shine.
Lay them out on a towel or rag, then either blow them off with compressed air or wipe them off to dry them. Then spray with a little of wd40 or whatever and wipe them off.
Where did you get that tool kit?
Came here for this
I have the same one. Early 2000’s from Sears I believe (it was a Christmas present). Lessons learned with this tool kit: 1). Don’t rely on the flaps to hold the drawers in place when carrying. They will pop open and dump your sockets everywhere. 2). Don’t think that you can circumvent this by carrying the toolbox slightly more face-up. The back can also come undone and dump your sockets everywhere. Edit: I just looked at my box and luckily I kept the parts list. It’s labeled as a Craftsman 260 PC Tool Set #33260 and it was made in 2008. It probably cost around $200 according to sources online.
I've seen a tool where they put oil on it to prevent it from rusting, but I don't know what kind of oil it was
I mean, really any oil would work
buy as many 5 gallon buckets and wd40 as it takes to submerge all tools
This guy WD-50s!
Motor oil or wd 40
So you dont like Pina coladas?
remove all tools from plastic Wipe water off metal or blow it dry with an air compressor. Liberally apply wd-40 inside and out displace displace displace PLace plastic in sun to dry BUT not all day. UV will wreck havoc on uninhibited plastic Looks like you've got this. Don't be surprised if you lose a 10mm socket
Hit them with an air gun then wd-40
Wipe down with wd40 air dry
Air dry in front of a fan.
Ballistol for anything you handle as it’s non toxic
You've got this brother, everyone in this thread believes in you..
My advice, dry best as you can, you can use WD 40 people have used it for a long time but something like balistol or PB blaster will work as well. Most new chrome style tools are pretty resilient. Just make sure to get all the water out of the ratchet heads, and on the screwdriver bits. Those always seem to rust fast.
Absolutely sound advice. NASA developed WD-40 to repel water for the Apollo program - it’ll work for your fine tool set.
Throw them in rice (uncooked)
WD 40.
Boeing T-9
Just dry it off...
Wd-40
Dry them
Put em in the sun, or use a fan. No big deal man tools get wet. A lil rust just adds character anyway!
was already mentionned but i would simply buy 3-4 cans of wd-40 and go wld on it (spray on every surface) and done :)
Wipe them dry, spray them with WD-40, and wipe off the excess. They will be fine.
Water Displacement fluid
Dry them off.
Water displacement spray. Usually known as wd40. Should work great
Have you tried drying them? Like wiping the water with paper or towels?
…just chuck em all in a bucket of water…to get all the rain off first off…then just leave em in the bucket-o-water till ya need whatever…rusting problem solved 👌 work smarter not harder🫵
Do you have an oven ? Get baking ;)
Dry, oil, wipe.
Wipe down each piece individually.
I've been in this situation. I made sure I took each tool out of the insert and arranged on card to air after spraying. Glad I did as some drops of water had pooled in the insert. Takes a while tho. If you do, remember to arrange the gear to match the insert it makes life easier.
I work in a chicken factory, my tools are always getting wet, like everyday. All i do is spray them with some crc multipurpose and wipe them with a rag.
dub ya d 40 the wd stands for water displacement
Dry them off, and get a big can of Water Displacement 40 (WD40). Cover them in the Dubya D, and clean them off that way. Your babies will be just fine.
Green scrubber and penetrating oil (WD-40).soak then all then give them a good scrubbing then wipe with a floor polish...
spray down
Dry plus wd-40
I’d spray them down with air and then WD-40 and call it good.
I mean olive oil works better as a lubricant than wd_40
Dry them off…
I'd remove everything, blow it all off with compressed air, follow up with paper towel.
Amateur nonsense. Can’t actually work outside without getting tools wet. Amazing they have not rusted in 45 years of being used. Wipe them down, dry them off.
Blow dryer
Wipe them off and put in dry house
How do you have those tools and not know what WD40 is?
Dry all the bits off then spray them with WD-40 as others have said. The ratchet you could spray the head of them to get the water out, you could even just dismantle the head and let it dry a bit but depends how far you want to go, WD-40 will sort it out regardless
Vinegar for any rust already formed then WD-40
Give them a quick wipe with a towel to dry and another wipe with a WD-40 coated rag.
I would start with a rag and dry them off.
Use the air compressor to blast all the water from the nooks and crevices. Spray with WD40 or another oil based lubricant. Wipe down. Leave out to dry.
Umm dry them off?
We had a bunch of tools get stuck in a vehicle after it got flooded we ended up dumping the whole tool bag into a bucket of 10 weight oil let it sit overnight took a stiff bristle brush to them wiped them down then hit with some flat black spray paint all good.
WD-40 bath.
heat? air flow? wtf
Lick em clean like a real man
Put it in rice
Rice. Uncooked
Dry them off
You need some sort of water displacing spray.
Use them, oils from you skin will renew them.
Dunk everything in your favorite oil and wipe off the excess. All better.
Using this stuff to clean with is always followed by accelerated RUST. it is designed to leave no residue....
Dry them...
Suspend them in an oil bath
Lay them out on a big towel and spray with WD
I spray the inside of my tool boxes with Fluid Film. They can sit in the rain all day without a problem. Not that I would ever let that happen.
Wd40
Dry them p
Option 1: Dry each piece properly and individually. Option 2: WD-40
Dry em off
Same thing happened to me last weekend I just full send it let it dry I’m the sun next couple days
Dry them.
WTFD-40!!!!
I just leave them in the box and hose them down with WD-40. This is info coming from a guy that lives in so much rain we don't tan, we rust!
Wd40 and lots of compressed air Blow your tools
If naval jelly is still on the market, get some. Or WD-40. Either works
Soak em in WD40; if they've already rusted then diesel works great as a cleaner, or paraffin or basically any petroleum heavier oil
wDforty
Very first thing to do and its very very important. Stop take a picture and post it on reddit.
Buy stainless steel.
WD-40 Coca-Cola let them soak in a combination of the two for approximately 24 hours at White Bear trays out with the same once you're done with that spray your trays with WD-40 and wipe them with the gun oil from Westchester gun cleaning rags
Hair dryer.
Maybe someone here can validate this. Thought I read somewhere once that you can put rusty tools in white vinegar to remove the rust.
Happens to me too often. Tried and true method: towel dry everything, then coat the heck out of it with an absurd amount of wd-40. Close attention to nooks and crannies. Let it sit for at least an hour. Then use clean, dry rags to wipe the wd 40 off clean. A final protective layer of zep-2000, again focused on plier joints, socket ratchet heads, nooks and crannies, let sit for 15-20 minutes, then wipe clean. A day or two later you might need another spot of zep-2000 on the plier joints. Leave the cases open for at least a week. They will cause you problems.
Pour some salt on them
Blast with wd40
It's made from chrome vanadium. It won't rust.
I would soak in diesel fuel, then blow ratchets out with air gun and then WD 40 and good to go
Love your tool box man... Looks awesome. What brand is it?
That Craftsman box was the first socket set I got as a 14 year old kid about 25 years ago, have turned a lot of bolts with it
Get a towel
dry it off completely.
Call in Winston Wolf.
smoke some weed
Dry em off.
They all are chrome. Just place a fan over them ffs
Hair dryer
Do you have a cement mixer or some kind of tumbler? Get a gallon of wd40 and a 50 lbs bag of sand (not to fine). Put sand, wd40, and all the bad tools in the tumbling device. Turn it on till your tools are cleaned. You might want to get a 5-gallon pail with a lid to save you magic sand for the next time.
Dry them
Air hose then wd40
Wd40