On 6/2/2017 1:14 PM, Steve wrote:
Great info, folks. thank you very much. I think I'm going to give the TopCote a try-- the non-transferring and slicker nature does appeal to me out of both options.

Wax aside, I'm a little surprised there are no new products out there for people, but as a number of you mentioned, 'why mess with a good thing?'

No issues with VOC changes for anyone, either-- that's a good thing too.

I'll repost in a few months or so to let you know how it went, after a while. If I can find a coupon, I'll donate the savings to the baby caranuba efforts. The seal's on his own, though!

Make sure you get all the rust off first, using whatever you want. When
I bought my (used) tools 40+ years ago I used navel jelly, as the rust
was considerable on the tops. Then I used lacquer thinner to remove any
remaining residue of the rust remover, and got the tops super clean.
Then spray on the Topcoat, let it dry, and put on a second coat.

After that only one coat is needed to freshen it up. How long it lasts
would depend on how much use the tops get, but when I used my tools
daily, I would re-coat about every 6 months or so. Never got any rust
after that and re-coating would take about 5 minutes for all 7 of my
cast iron tops, so it is essentially a labor free task.

I also use it on the screws of bench vices, pipe clamps, bar clamps
C-clamps etc as it keeps them clean, rust free, slick and free spinning.

--
Jack
Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.
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