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I ordered some VCI rust prevention paper on ebay but what I git just looks like ordinary brown paper. How can I tell if it is genuine VCI paper. Colour? Transparency ? Odour ?

I dont wnat to use it and find out after a year , when my tools have rusted, that its not pukka
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On 12/06/2017 08:48, fred wrote:
I ordered some VCI rust prevention paper on ebay but what I git just looks like ordinary brown paper. How can I tell if it is genuine VCI paper. Colour? Transparency ? Odour ?

I dont wnat to use it and find out after a year , when my tools have rusted, that its not pukka


The belt and braces approach add a small tablet of Camphor to the wrapping.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Camphor-Ta...AOSwtGlZCvN 1

or

https://tinyurl.com/y83u98gl

Each of the 20 packets has 4 off very small tablets.

This approach has the added advantage of preventing cloths months eating
your tools.

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On Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 7:39:47 AM UTC+1, alan_m wrote:
On 12/06/2017 08:48, fred wrote:
I ordered some VCI rust prevention paper on ebay but what I git just looks like ordinary brown paper. How can I tell if it is genuine VCI paper. Colour? Transparency ? Odour ?

I dont wnat to use it and find out after a year , when my tools have rusted, that its not pukka


The belt and braces approach add a small tablet of Camphor to the wrapping.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Camphor-Ta...AOSwtGlZCvN 1

or

https://tinyurl.com/y83u98gl

Each of the 20 packets has 4 off very small tablets.

This approach has the added advantage of preventing cloths months eating
your tools.

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mailto: news {at} admac {dot] myzen {dot} co {dot} uk


Thanks for that, its a good tip. I'll give it a go
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