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On Jan 2, 11:43 am, wrote:
Got a BUNCH of rusty tire chains, that are shedding every
time I move them.

Got citric acid for derusting, now just need something to
keep them from rusting again.

gary

-You need to keep oxygen away from the chains. And there are lots
ways
-to do that. Put them in a air tight container or put something on
the
-chain.

My collection of tire and logging chains hangs on the posts of an
open-sided pole shed, a foot in from the roof edge. A hanging tarp
that I can see over usually keeps splash and wind-blown rain off them.
What little rust they accumulate in a year wears off in minutes of
use.

More valuable bare steel implements like axes are in a yard shed,
which is enough to keep the fog from reaching them. They rarely show
rust on the sharpened edges.
jsw