"Glenna Rose" wrote in message
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Dual post here.

Question:
How do you folks keep your tool tops in good condition, specifically table
saws? Keeping them waxed is one thing I've read, is that practical, and
does it work? It's time I cleaned up the tiny almost-rusted areas on my
TS top and make certain it is babied in the future.

I recently had all the cast iron tops of my table saw, jointer and drill
press screwed up. I'm having my house siding redone with hardi-plank. the
contractor set up a tablesaw right outside the door of my shop with the door
wide open. Concrete dust covered everything. Coupled with a near
condensing atmosphere weather condition for a few hours, everything had a
coat of nice even coat of rust within hours.

After seeing a demo at woodcraft, I decided to give the rust cleaner made by
Boeshield a try. Its basically a weak solution of phosphoric acid. You
spritz it on and scrub with a 3m scouring pad (green grade). It removed
all the rust and uglies within a matter of minutes. My top had not looked
this good since it was new. I sprayed a couple of coatings of topcoat on
afterward and I'm happy with the results.

Bob