Jig Rust

[apbrey]

Hi all. Wondering what (if anything) people use to inhibit rust on their jigs. I'm using a second hand Bringheli and it's already got a bit of surface rust on it. I have my shop in my garage for now, and I live in Portland where humidity is high in the winter. Feels like I should apply something. Lemon pledge? I would appreciate some advice. Thanks!

[adarn]

scotch brite off the surface stuff. Anything will work to prevent it. Machine oil, whatever. It's just steel.

[cfrisia]

Owatrol.

[afwalker]

For smaller tools, I've tried either cold-bluing or cold-blacking.
The gel kit here: Tool Black - Precision Brand Tool Black products for blackening steel and non-ferrous metals.
Needs to be oil free, and its messy and stinky, but it cuts down some of my rusting issues in my metal shed.
cheers
andy walker
andy walker.info

[bencooper]

I use Scottoiler FS365 - meant for rust prevention on motorbikes. But I get loads because the company owner is a friend.

[PJN]

Wd40.

[steve garro]

Uhhhhhhhhhhh................Ummmmmmmmmmmm......... ..
Oil?

- Garro.

[Mike Mcdermid]

go and get the thing hard chromed ....bring the bling

[savine]

Rub some oil on it.

[EricKeller]

Fine Woodworking magazine did a shootout of rust protection products. Their winner was CRC 3-36, which can be purchased from McMaster Carr. I have used it, and it seems to work, but I didn't clean the rust off the things I used it on so it's hard to tell exactly how well it's working. A lot of people put T-9 on and wipe it off and then use paste wax.

[apbrey]

Thanks for the help. I'll start with WD40 and so how it goes.

[Mike Mcdermid]

Thanks for the help. I'll start with WD40 and so how it goes.

hydrochloric acid (for poor people) or Evaporust (trade named product for rich people) both will convert rust , the acid way will need neutralizing before you oil it or wd40 it variations on the acid them include phosphoric and citric

i would have suggested it earlier but thought it was just light surface booo boo have a look here it might be usefull for others too

in fact some of these techniques are useful for cleaning mill scale from 4130 i just get a bit wary when someone on the internet says hey try acid and you dont know if the guy on the other end is sensible enough to use the tip wisely

[Dave Anderson]

On my Bringheli I painted all of the steel areas, except for the machined surface areas. For those I use Boeshield T-9 and it holds up pretty well. I remove any flux build up or shop dust or surface rust periodically with scotch brite.

Dave

[e-RICHIE]

Remove any rust with Navel Jelly and steel wool.
And don't worry about it anyway atmo.