tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580987459140037495.post7216681287863363820..comments2024-03-18T10:29:20.125-08:00Comments on TriloBoat Talk: Hand Tools for the BOATYardDave Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580987459140037495.post-26877357135321370032020-01-28T18:05:37.130-09:002020-01-28T18:05:37.130-09:00Whilst I haven't tried it as a tool dressing, ...Whilst I haven't tried it as a tool dressing, I found linseed oil to be an excellent anti-rust treatment on various things when I lived in the permanently damp UK. Smells gorgeous too. Used straight it's not hard to clean off. For a more permanent coating mix in some shellac (French polish) dissolved in meths (denatured alcohol). Seems to stick to anything then.PatBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04550935664795274828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580987459140037495.post-48199988283544396622020-01-04T20:27:32.143-09:002020-01-04T20:27:32.143-09:00I should say I haven't used it to protect tool...I should say I haven't used it to protect tools, but rather as anti-sieze for galvanized or steel/aluminum joins. <br /><br />Some of our original shackles - with a single dose of anhydrous lanolin 30 years back - still turn readily!<br /><br />I'm guessing that, for a tool dressing, a thinner (turpentine?) might help.<br /><br />Dave ZDave Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580987459140037495.post-73073693240257931742020-01-04T19:04:26.556-09:002020-01-04T19:04:26.556-09:00We're always stuck with using our lanolin for ...We're always stuck with using our lanolin for medicine-making. I'll have to try a little as an experiment for anti-rust coating on backpack tools.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074125801234414010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580987459140037495.post-62776114316855372502020-01-01T15:57:08.566-09:002020-01-01T15:57:08.566-09:00Hi Peter,
I hear ya!
In the last couple of years...Hi Peter,<br /><br />I hear ya!<br /><br />In the last couple of years I've been associated with folks who use Corrosion Block, a high end protector.<br /><br />Yep. Works great. Nope. Costs an arm for a little gain.<br /><br />Never thought of petroleum jelly, though... thanks for the tip.<br /><br />If you can find it, anhydrous lanolin is cheap and utterly amazing.<br /><br />Dave ZDave Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580987459140037495.post-12823533116100163502019-12-31T19:16:32.441-09:002019-12-31T19:16:32.441-09:00I once read a convincing review of a high-end anti...I once read a convincing review of a high-end anti-rust oil spray coating costing (at that time $6 a can), in which the spray being touted was compared by experiment with WD-40, Standard Lubricating Oil, Petroleum Jelly and a handful of other oily anti-rust "solutions."<br /><br />The test showed, sure enough, that the expensive high-end stuff worked best, but a close look at the results showed the second-best stuff--petroleum jelly (Vaseline)--worked nearly as well. At the time, petroleum jelly was going for less than a buck a tub (and it's hardly more expensive, now).<br /><br />Take a wild guess which anti-rust coating solution I settled upon? I've been using it ever since, with good results.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074125801234414010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580987459140037495.post-78840000697281628782019-12-14T18:36:33.914-09:002019-12-14T18:36:33.914-09:00Hi John,
For some reason, that's never been a...Hi John,<br /><br />For some reason, that's never been a problem in our toolboxes, which live in the main cabin. Maybe due to a dry bilge? <br /><br />Our clamps do get a little rusty, in their open bucket in the hold. We go over them every spring with oil, and boot or rifle grease (old military surplus stuff).<br /><br />The crow- and prise bar live on deck (supposed to have been temporary, but still there). Their surfaces have oxidized, but that's it. Don't even bleed rust.<br /><br />Our only issue is one of two, supposedly identical bars for turning our screw jacks. It rusts and pits, but the other does not. Trying successively thicker layers of grease. Maybe season it this spring?<br /><br />Lynn and Larry Pardey wrote that they used plastic tool boxes and sprayed everything liberally with WD-40 (though it's got water in it... silicon based lubes like TriFlow are better). Tristan Jones painted everything but the cutting edge with latex (said he did, but he was... let's say easy with the truth). <br /><br />We've never had to do any of these things, but keep 'em in mind.<br /><br />Dave ZDave Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580987459140037495.post-16454481315829796962019-12-14T18:26:57.884-09:002019-12-14T18:26:57.884-09:00Posted on Behalf of JOHN:
Hello Dave,
That's...Posted on Behalf of JOHN:<br /><br />Hello Dave,<br /><br />That's a solid tool list. But I was wondering how you keep the steel tools from rusting in a marine climate?<br /><br />Best regards,<br />JohnDave Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.com