Thread: That Sticky Paper on New Machinery...

No, but failing to find it I would use some of the reinforced hand wipe towel the Bunnies sell and saturate it in oil or just coat it in grease, simple and straight forward.

have you considered spraying the tools with rust preventative and then wrapping everything in shrink wrap?

Originally Posted by ian

have you considered spraying the tools with rust preventative and then wrapping everything in shrink wrap?

I've considered that kind of option. Something homemade. Nonetheless, if the sticky stuff is available at a reasonable price I'd rather just go with that.

I think in many cases those films are applied before the material is cut to shape so may not be available at retail level but I'm not certain.

As a variation on Chris's idea you could apply oil then cover with plastic food wrap.

Then there is glass protection film:
http://www.allpaksystems.com.au/wind...0m-p-1643.html
They do say it's good for up to 3 months but for your application maybe the 5 months may still be OK.

There is no need to over think the idea when a simple solution will work. Me, I would just spread some grease on it and walk away job done.

Wow, that glass stuff is pricey!

I don't want to use grease unless it's somehow covered. I keep wax on it and will likely just do that, but if that film was readily available I would've preferred that option. Sounds like it isn't though.

a risk with any film is trapping moisture and oxygen under the film.
this is where an easy to apply barrier coating comes in useful

I second Ian's proposal.

This is the stuff OEM's are using, don't know if it's usable on a small scale though.

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I think there are knock offs as well and I'm pretty sure 3M sells one too.

What I have done is to fill a dish washing sponge like this one

with paraffin (the liquid wax). I just rub it all over my planes and them wrap them individually with waxy lunch paper and a bit of sello tape.
It works for me and it's cheap. You can do the same to a much larger item of course.

Ferro pak paper
Ferro-Pak Paper

Originally Posted by Pac man

Ferro pak paper
Ferro-Pak Paper

Looks like a winner. Thanks!

another variant
Evapo-Rust™ Rust-Block - Lee Valley Tools

What I have done successfully in the past is spray the surface with Lanotec and put Baking paper over that. Very cheap, very effective and easy to restore the machine to usable condition. Just remove the paper and wipe down with White Spirit. Keep the rag for wiping over the jointer table when it needs a bit of a lube.

I did this with an old SCM table saw I had decommissioned and I had it stored for about 8 months undercover but the weather could still get at it. When I removed the paper the top was pristine.

Cheers.