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many of my hand tools are becoming rusty even though they are in a
good metal tool box and there is no humidity to speak of this time of
the year in our basement.

Do any of you have constructive, non sarcastic suggestions of what I
need to do to stop the problem?

Thank you.

"Grandpa Chuck" <> wrote in message
news:...
> many of my hand tools are becoming rusty even though they are in a
> good metal tool box and there is no humidity to speak of this time of
> the year in our basement.
>
> Do any of you have constructive, non sarcastic suggestions of what I
> need to do to stop the problem?
>
> Thank you.

Use WD 40

On Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:22:14 -0500, "JAMES" <>
wrote:

>
>"Grandpa Chuck" <> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>> many of my hand tools are becoming rusty even though they are in a
>> good metal tool box and there is no humidity to speak of this time of
>> the year in our basement.
>>
>> Do any of you have constructive, non sarcastic suggestions of what I
>> need to do to stop the problem?
>>
>> Thank you.
>
>Use WD 40
>

Thanks James.

Been there; done that. It helps for awhile.
We even bought a can of past wax and rubbed that on with a rag.
One thing that has become clear is that the cheap tools are much more
prone to rust then are the more expensive tools. I don't normally buy
cheap tools, but when can't afford the better quality ones sometimes I
am forced to.

As soon as it starts to warm up and we start having that Iowa humidity
I will turn the dehumidifier on which sets directly in from of the
tool box with a garden hose running over to the floor drain on the
opposite end of the basement.

On 2009-01-31, Grandpa Chuck <> wrote:
> many of my hand tools are becoming rusty even though they are in a
> good metal tool box and there is no humidity to speak of this time of
> the year in our basement.
>
> Do any of you have constructive, non sarcastic suggestions of what I
> need to do to stop the problem?
>
> Thank you.

You and your rusty tools <G> ...

<http://groups.google.com/group/24hou..._thread/thread
/1128699a37374716?q=%22hand+tools+%22+author:Grandp a+author:Chuck> or
<http://xrl.us/beegqr> (July 2007 79 articles archived)

<http://groups.google.com/group/24hou..._thread/thread
/2ac15c719ef73f6b?q=%22hand+tools+%22+author:Grandp a+author:Chuck> or
<http://xrl.us/beegqt> (January 2008 59 articles archived)

--
-- ^^^^^^^^^^
-- Whiskers
-- ~~~~~~~~~~

Grandpa Chuck wrote:
> many of my hand tools are becoming rusty even though they are in a
> good metal tool box and there is no humidity to speak of this time of
> the year in our basement.
>
> Do any of you have constructive, non sarcastic suggestions of what I
> need to do to stop the problem?
>
> Thank you.

Oil them up some and/or use WD-40 and then put a fairly large oil
impregnated cloth on top to the tools inside the toolbox.
That usually helps a lot and make sure the tool box is not sitting on a
concrete floor or on a large metal surface.

alan wrote:
> "Whiskers" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> On 2009-01-31, Grandpa Chuck <> wrote:
>>> many of my hand tools are becoming rusty even though they are in a
>>> good metal tool box and there is no humidity to speak of this time
>>> of the year in our basement.
>>>
>>> Do any of you have constructive, non sarcastic suggestions of what I
>>> need to do to stop the problem?
>>>
>>> Thank you.
>>
>> You and your rusty tools <G> ...
>>
>>
<http://groups.google.com/group/24hou..._thread/thread
>> /1128699a37374716?q=%22hand+tools+%22+author:Grandp a+author:Chuck> or
>> <http://xrl.us/beegqr> (July 2007 79 articles archived)
>>
>>
<http://groups.google.com/group/24hou..._thread/thread
>> /2ac15c719ef73f6b?q=%22hand+tools+%22+author:Grandp a+author:Chuck> or
>> <http://xrl.us/beegqt> (January 2008 59 articles archived)
>>
>> --
>> -- ^^^^^^^^^^
>> -- Whiskers
>> -- ~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
> I had a feeling his inquiry was familiar. Wonder what kind of a kick
> he gets out of his "rusty tools" inquiries?

He's probably just trying to get more ideas on what to do.
After reading some of the suggestions, I would bet that there is moisture
being trapped between the rubber drawer liners and the metal bottom of his
drawer trays in his metal cabinet.

On Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:41:36 -0600, "philo" <> wrote:

>
>"Grandpa Chuck" <> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>> many of my hand tools are becoming rusty even though they are in a
>> good metal tool box and there is no humidity to speak of this time of
>> the year in our basement.
>>
>> Do any of you have constructive, non sarcastic suggestions of what I
>> need to do to stop the problem?
>>
>> Thank you.
>
>
>As the mentioned, a little oil or wd-40
>
>
>though the best way to keep them from rusting is to simply use them.
>
>btw: a little rust probably won't hurt anything anyway.
>
>I still have tools that were my grandfathers...they must be 80 years old or
>so!
>

It doesn't seem to harm them except I have to really fight with the
extra long needle nose pliers to get them to open and close. I have
used Naval Gel on some of them and then the 3 in 1 oil, WD40, or some
other lubricant.

On Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:51:30 +0000, Whiskers
<> wrote:

>On 2009-01-31, Grandpa Chuck <> wrote:
>> many of my hand tools are becoming rusty even though they are in a
>> good metal tool box and there is no humidity to speak of this time of
>> the year in our basement.
>>
>> Do any of you have constructive, non sarcastic suggestions of what I
>> need to do to stop the problem?
>>
>> Thank you.
>
>You and your rusty tools <G> ...
>
><http://groups.google.com/group/24hou..._thread/thread
>/1128699a37374716?q=%22hand+tools+%22+author:Grandp a+author:Chuck> or
><http://xrl.us/beegqr> (July 2007 79 articles archived)
>
><http://groups.google.com/group/24hou..._thread/thread
>/2ac15c719ef73f6b?q=%22hand+tools+%22+author:Grandp a+author:Chuck> or
><http://xrl.us/beegqt> (January 2008 59 articles archived)

Fortunately that one has never rusted - - so far. LOL But then it gets
more use than the others.

On Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:17:06 -0800, "alan" <>
wrote:

>
>"Whiskers" <> wrote in message
>news:...
>> On 2009-01-31, Grandpa Chuck <> wrote:
>>> many of my hand tools are becoming rusty even though they are in a
>>> good metal tool box and there is no humidity to speak of this time of
>>> the year in our basement.
>>>
>>> Do any of you have constructive, non sarcastic suggestions of what I
>>> need to do to stop the problem?
>>>
>>> Thank you.
>>
>> You and your rusty tools <G> ...
>>
>> <http://groups.google.com/group/24hou..._thread/thread
>> /1128699a37374716?q=%22hand+tools+%22+author:Grandp a+author:Chuck> or
>> <http://xrl.us/beegqr> (July 2007 79 articles archived)
>>
>> <http://groups.google.com/group/24hou..._thread/thread
>> /2ac15c719ef73f6b?q=%22hand+tools+%22+author:Grandp a+author:Chuck> or
>> <http://xrl.us/beegqt> (January 2008 59 articles archived)
>>
>> --
>> -- ^^^^^^^^^^
>> -- Whiskers
>> -- ~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
>I had a feeling his inquiry was familiar. Wonder what kind of a kick he
>gets out of his "rusty tools" inquiries?

I don't know, but so far I haven't gotten any will prevent the rust
from coming back. It is a serious question, by the way.

On Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:50:10 -0700, "Buffalo" <>
wrote:

>
>
>alan wrote:
>> "Whiskers" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> On 2009-01-31, Grandpa Chuck <> wrote:
>>>> many of my hand tools are becoming rusty even though they are in a
>>>> good metal tool box and there is no humidity to speak of this time
>>>> of the year in our basement.
>>>>
>>>> Do any of you have constructive, non sarcastic suggestions of what I
>>>> need to do to stop the problem?
>>>>
>>>> Thank you.
>>>
>>> You and your rusty tools <G> ...
>>>
>>>
><http://groups.google.com/group/24hou..._thread/thread
>>> /1128699a37374716?q=%22hand+tools+%22+author:Grandp a+author:Chuck> or
>>> <http://xrl.us/beegqr> (July 2007 79 articles archived)
>>>
>>>
><http://groups.google.com/group/24hou..._thread/thread
>>> /2ac15c719ef73f6b?q=%22hand+tools+%22+author:Grandp a+author:Chuck> or
>>> <http://xrl.us/beegqt> (January 2008 59 articles archived)
>>>
>>> --
>>> -- ^^^^^^^^^^
>>> -- Whiskers
>>> -- ~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>>
>> I had a feeling his inquiry was familiar. Wonder what kind of a kick
>> he gets out of his "rusty tools" inquiries?
>
>He's probably just trying to get more ideas on what to do.
>After reading some of the suggestions, I would bet that there is moisture
>being trapped between the rubber drawer liners and the metal bottom of his
>drawer trays in his metal cabinet.
>

I took the rubber liners out of the drawers and replaced it with the
open weave plastic or rubber such as you might use in a kitchen
cupboard.