Thread: cast iron/rust

I’ve moved to a coastal NSW town and it’s started popping up al over.

I’ve managed to get on top of it though wiping the surface clean and spray it with this

INOX MX3 Lubricant, Corrosion Inhibitor - Can | Jaycar Electronics

I’ve found this all over not just jaycar, local hardware stores stock it usually

Good to find it early and keep on top of it

Cheers
Nathan

thanks Nathan

I have a can of inox but not that one, I was also thinking of a coating or similar that may protect it

hows the beach where you are? we dont have one at old bar at the mo,its all been washed down south, the surfies love it

cheers

In addition to the above suggestion you may find that covers will help. I have table covers that are just cloth impregnated with oil or wax and full machine covers made of old tent canvas.
Our humidity is lower than yours so I get away with just the covers.

I have testing U-Beaut traditional wax for this purpose seems to work well.

Originally Posted by Hodgo

thanks Nathan
hows the beach where you are? we dont have one at old bar at the mo,its all been washed down south, the surfies love it

cheers

I was in the water the day before king tide (if that’s what they’re calling it) hit and I noticed it was tougher than usual. Then the day it hit it was splashing up agains the surf life savers club with no sand in sight ha. I’ll go check it out tomorrow

I’m finding myself caring for my tools now they’re in storage much more than I normally would. Don’t want rust settling on them

Yep i always battle rust on everything due to living in coastal nsw.

I've never had much luck with silvergliet. I found that g9 rust prevention spray works very well. The only problem is you need to wipe it off before using or you get crap on your wood.

That and saw dust sticks to it.

But it really does a decent job of stopping rust.

Originally Posted by China

I have testing U-Beaut traditional wax for this purpose seems to work well.

I also use this. The bandsaw gets used regularly to cut up dog beef bones so the cast iron gets covered in Tallow and it never seems to rust.

thanks for ajj the ideas guys, I'll see what supercheap has to offer

Originally Posted by havabeer69

Yep i always battle rust on everything due to living in coastal nsw.

I've never had much luck with silvergliet. I found that g9 rust prevention spray works very well. The only problem is you need to wipe it off before using or you get crap on your wood.

That and saw dust sticks to it.

But it really does a decent job of stopping rust.

I've been googling G9 rust prevention - cant find anything, does it have another name perhaps

I also use the Traditional Wax to coat all my CI surfaces that I use on a regular basis and it lasts a couple of months before I need to do it again. Makes a nice slippery surface and resists rust well. On my Jointer I spray it with WD40 as I use it fairly regularly and it protects it between uses and is easy to wipe of before I use it so that the timber doesn't get impregnated with it on the first couple of passes. Anything that I'm not going to be using for a while I spray with Inox. It doesn't dry up like WD40 does over time, but needs to be wiped of before use. I buy it in the 750ml trigger bottle (2nd container from the left in the photo) from a local Nut & Bolt supplier and it works out to a far better price than the spray cans.
I also cover my machines when not in use but only cover them with an old sheet or similar just to keep the dust off which also helps retard the rust. I am about 1 klm from a bay to the north, but most of the prevailing wind comes from the SW so that may be in my favour.

I clean the cast table with Wd/inbox whatever and a scour pad. Then clean off with metho and then apply Camellia oil with a cotton cloth.
Rub it in and then wipe clean. Seems to work well and the oil does not affect the timber
Thats my 2cents worth
Good luck

Originally Posted by Hodgo

thanks for ajj the ideas guys, I'll see what supercheap has to offer

I've been googling G9 rust prevention - cant find anything, does it have another name perhaps

yeah sorry, i realised it was G15. if you google G15 rust preventative there are a few threads about it on here. but most blackwoods will get it in for you

Australian Inhibitor G15 Lubricant Film Soft Aero - 400gram | Dry Film Lubricant Spray & Dry Film Lubricant | Penetrants & Lubrication Products | Lubricants & Lubrication Equipment | Blackwoods

If you're OK wiping off tools before each session then WD-40 Lanolin does a very good job at stopping rust and it's available every where.

thanks samo

funny you should say that
I ended up buying the inox version with lanolin, you're right it does work well

cheers