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Old 08-22-2017, 05:06 AM
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Im on the Coast, where things rust whilst your looking at it.
The method I used for my Tool Box and bench drawers, was cardboard cut to the size of the drawers, Then sprayed with Inox Lanolin, the bottom of the drawers have the non slip rubber and I lightly sprayed that with the same product. The cardboard just sits over the tools.
It worked great and tools aren't oily when you go to use them.
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Old 08-23-2017, 08:27 PM
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Linseed oil and Beeswax. Melt beeswax and mix with oil
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Old 08-24-2017, 04:14 AM
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I use just normal ATF --Automatic Transmission Fluid-. It is very thin and runs down onto the news paper if it is applied too much. I don't know how well it will keep in the long term.

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Old 10-20-2017, 11:15 AM
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I"ve used rubber and felt cloth for liners. The rubber protects the your box when tools a tossed in but the felt cloth with WD40 sprayed on it tends to keep rust off your tools better. Spraying the tools with WD40 will put a protective coating on them. Still with some of my dollies I don't want to rust I place them in old socks. My anvils when not in use will rust from the humidity and temp swings here in Ohio. Once again I just shoot a coat of WD and they stay nice. Hope this helps. Gene
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Old 10-21-2017, 10:12 AM
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I've used for several years Metal Rescue Dry Coat to protect both sheet metal panels and bare metal as well as all the panel beaters we built here , machine surfaces ect Its inexpensive and goes a long way We sell it on our site part no MR281 sells for $12.55 for a 16oz spray bottle. I've sampled many products over the years and have been the most satisfied with this product for last 5-6 years now. I normally spray into old coffee lid and use a cloth to apply to surface and let air dry that makes a bottle go a long way.
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Old 10-21-2017, 02:44 PM
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The trick for keeping welding rods dry is to keep them in an old refrigerator with a small light bulb inside. Water will condense on the coldest available surface which would be somewhere other than the inside of the refer.
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Old 10-21-2017, 06:29 PM
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If your shop has temperature swings enough to cause condensation inside it, an old sheet or tarp over whatever you're trying to protect will minimize condensation forming on it.
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Old 10-21-2017, 11:42 PM
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I'm no expert on this, so I just use Anox VCI paper under the steel parts, and camphor blocks in vicinity.

.... my metal box is grounded. Seems that the worst rust I deal with as a metal fella is from cars perched up on rubber tires.

And the ones left out in the weather, languishing right next to Nature, do not rust the same way.
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