woodchuckie
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I have lots of moisture in my shop coming through the concrete floor. I intend to try a sealer one of these days.
rusting power tools
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5030tinkerer
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I would second the hard wax idea. I've been using a hard floor wax on my Shopsmith for years and the differences in friction on the 'table' surface alone make it worth it. Preventing the rust is a side bennie.
Erik_in_Hoyt
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The t-9 rust remover is basically "sprayable" naval jelly - a phosphoric acid solution. The boeshield protectant works very well, though.
and yes, it stinks whle working.
I've also used johnson's paste wax as a surface sealer with good results.
WD-40 has an acid base and leaves a nasty, sticky film that's a pain to clean up and it can speed the corrosion and pitting on your polished cast iron tool surfaces. (that's why it's so good at removing rust but everything rustsup so faast after it dries or is washedoff)
and yes, it stinks whle working.
I've also used johnson's paste wax as a surface sealer with good results.
WD-40 has an acid base and leaves a nasty, sticky film that's a pain to clean up and it can speed the corrosion and pitting on your polished cast iron tool surfaces. (that's why it's so good at removing rust but everything rustsup so faast after it dries or is washedoff)
PA hayseed
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Erik_in_Hoyt said:
ditto
Although the bioshiled is not a one and done. Just like the wax, it also seems to wear off. I had a brand new jointer, cleaned it all up, ran a couple of piece through, treated it with product. Two weeks later I went to the beach for a week. I came back to a bright orange jointer bed. Maybe I screwed up, maybe I didn't, noone one will know. I can tell you it was very hot, humid week while we were gone, and the pole builidng (insulated) was never vented during that time. My table saw did not rust at all though. Maybe it was the metal in the pieces.
Erik_in_Hoyt
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yeah - you do have to repeat application - but then, even the polished surface of your saw shows wear after a while, so why would you expect a surface coating to be permanent? I spray mine down with a heavy coat, wait a couple minutes, and wipe off in early spring and mid summer generally.
I also noticed the first time i ever used it that orange showed up again in a month or 2, so maybe it just needs more than one application at first? (Or I could have done it wrong)
I also noticed the first time i ever used it that orange showed up again in a month or 2, so maybe it just needs more than one application at first? (Or I could have done it wrong)