On Sat, 31 Mar 2007 16:34:44 -0700, "AKA gray asphalt"
wrote:

I've got to start taking better care of my tools. CLR got some lime or
whatever it was off of an electric stapler but my T=square is rusted beyond
help. It's a few decades old but when it was my dad's it was bright and
shiny. Is there an oil to put on things like saws clamps which seem to be
taking the worst from the desert weather here?
Thanks again,
: - )


Plain engine oil should do the job. I'd use a non-detergent straight
10W. Others mentioned 3 in 1 oil, and yes that will work too, but why
pay a high price for that stuff, then have to cope with all your tools
smelling like some nasty perfume. I never understood why make that
stuff stink like it does, and if you get it on your hands you'll smell
it for days no matter how much you wash them.

If the 10W is a little too thick, add a little kerosene to it.
Another thing that would work is Neatsfoot oil, which is intended to
oil leather saddles and other leather.