Thread: Corrosion

Camelia oil (the stuff the Japanese use) is good and it's light enough not to affect the wood.

I found that some little packs of silica gel scattered around the storage area work quite well as does a sprinkle of raw white rice, this works best in a closed space such as a drawer or cupboard but placed directly in contact with the tools may have some success on shelves and such.

Check the Sharpening forums as they probably have some ideas with all the water involved.

If you don't find too much in the sharpening forum, you might want to consider how you store your tools, I would like to build myself some drawers that are fairly air tight and store my tools on top of some Vapour Corrosion Inhibitor material...

Just a thought

I store my tools in drawers in a closed toolbox, and periodically use pastewax on them. Buff most of the the wax off - enough stays there to protect it. I do the same on the iron surfaces of the tablesaw & planer etc.That seems to work ok, & doesn't affect the wood in any way.
Cheers,

I think in general the key is to treat often and inspect often.

That said, I'm not a fan of light oil or WD40 - they don't last that long. For storage I've used Lanoguard or Inox. These days I'm trying out Topsaver which is exxy but appears long-lasting and wood friendly.

Thank you for the replies; some good advice and a couple of products to try.

G-15 (NEWS) or Linseed oil (Linseed oil on Metal Full Chisel Blog)

There's a start.

Cheers,
Virg.

So does anyone hear use the Vapour Inhibitor bags or mats or any of that kind of stuff? I have read about them a bit and they seem a good way to store tools without the need to wax / oil them etc, perfect for high rust areas like i would imagine would occur near the sea or in low lying areas such as where EnR lives...

Carbatech also sell some Camelia oil if you want to go that way.

G-15 is excellent stuff for preventing corrosion, as long as you have a local supplier (it can't be mailed). I restocked from Chris Vesper at the Sydney WWW show...

Also, for owners of DuoSharp diamond plates, for some reason G-15 is amazingly effective at removing all the black gunk from the plate after use. Leaves your DuoSharp looking like new.

I'm not sure what is in the G-15 that does this (solvent wise), but it doesn't seem to harm the plate in any way. I discovered this quite by accident when some oversprayed G-15 happened to land on a diamond plate I had sitting on the bench....

simonmags - if I'm storing a tool for an extended period, I just give it a liberal coating of the spray-on G-15 then store the item in a plastic ziplock freezer bag...

Thanks Mr Brush, I have just had another look at the VCI (Vapour Corrosion Inhibitor) Technology and noticed this one, I think it's out of the states but I hope to be able to get it ordered over to Aus. i think it would be easier than needing to coat tools after each use in oil...

Rust Protection, Corrosion Prevention & Rust Control Products - Zerust

look at the Drawer Liners

H EnR,
Many moons ago, I Salvaged some Tea Towels, that were used by the Reponpur ?( Boot & Shoe Cleaner ) & it was soaked in this Stuff.
It turned out to be full of Lanolin.
So they lay over my tools in Wooden Draws, & after all these years, have always kept My Tools free of Rust.

simonmags - interesting website ! Those Vapor Capsule things look ideal for placement inside a tool cabinet

Vapor Capsules - Rust Protection Product - Zerust

I wonder what the chances are of getting them shipped here.....

Issatree, if you mean Renapur it's a leather treatment product found in a lot of motorcycle shops. Not bad stuff, but I prefer the beeswax products.

For machine tables, both cast iron and aluminium, is there anything wrong with using a car polish like Turtle Wax? Seems like it would be both slippery and protective.

It's best to know what's in the gunk you're using; eg. silicone traces left on timber can mess up some finishes.