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mold forms on cords, knobs, and tool handles
On Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:25:01 -0800, John Robertson
wrote: Attila Iskander wrote: "Ralph Mowery" wrote in message m... "micky" wrote in message ... My shop is in my basement, which has always seemed to be a very dry floor. However, about 4% of my cords, my spare radio and tv knobs, and the handles of my tools get a think layer of some sort of mold on them. It's like a grey dust. (Or some other light color, I forget.) I wasg them in the dishwasher and they come out clean, but once in the basement again, after a few months, U notice that the same ones have mold. And the rest never get mold. I suppose I could just ignore this, since it doesn't spread, but I wonder if any of you have ideas. No other part of my house is neat or clean, but the shop is the most important place, and I'd like it to be clean. The plastic in some tool handles will break down over a period of time. It is just bad quality plastic. Even some other wise good tools have this problem. If it only some tools and always the same ones, you just have to replace the tools when the handles fall off. Just use that dipping handle cover. Here's one such product http://www.plastidip.com/home_solutions/Plasti_Dip I have different tool boxes for different uses, such as electrical, plumbing, carpentry, car, bicycle, motorbike, general, etc. I get it in different colors, to identify which tool box or "application" tool kit they belong to. It has really cut down on tool "evaporation". It also has made enforcement of tool replacement to it's proper box far easier with other family members. I wonder if this is an example of an actual good use for WD-40? Too many people use it as a lubricant instead of what it was designed to be - a tool protective coating... Uh, oh... |
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