Some stuff is just worth the price...
Barry,
Yep, it's good stuff but a bit pricey as you noted. WD40 probably would have worked as well for what you needed right then - water displacement, which it does very well. You noted that you covered it with a plastic sheet supposedly to keep any more water from dripping on it. Plastic will trap condensation since it's not a breathable fabric and cause rust - so it's not a good idea to cover cast iron tools with plastic sheets for very long. Glad to hear the tools survived - how about the other minor things - like the house......;-) Bob S. "Ba r r y" wrote in message ... About a week ago, my dishwasher overflowed. The water sought a pipe hole, which just happened to be right over the DJ-20 in my basement shop. As soon as I realized that the jointer was soaked, I disconnected the power, toweled it off, and fogged it with an aerosol water displacer / lube called Boeshield I recently purchased. I covered the jointer with plastic and went back to cleaning up the upstairs mess. The Boesheild dried and left a waxy grease behind. This coating was easily removed with a spritz of fresh product and some old t-shirts. Today, I wiped the machine down to prepare to use it again, and there isn't a speck of rust ANYWHERE! Boesheild totally repelled the water. This stuff isn't cheap, but I'm sold... I'm still going to use paste wax for pre-use wipes, but I'm keeping this stuff around for emergencies and long-term protection. It seems like it would be terrific for lesser used hand tools. -- DISCLAIMER -- I don't sell Boeshield, I don't own stock in the manufacturer, and I've never gotten it for free. In fact, I've never even had a coupon for a discount. I don't really care if you buy it. G -- /DISCLAIMER -- I just wanted to share my experience with others who may be too cheap (like I was for a long time) to pull the trigger on a can of it. Barry |
Some stuff is just worth the price...
WD-40 is a water displacer. It was not designed to prevent rust.
"Ba r r y" wrote in message ... On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 21:59:06 GMT, "BobS" wrote: Barry, Yep, it's good stuff but a bit pricey as you noted. WD40 probably would have worked as well for what you needed right then - water displacement, which it does very well. My experience with WD-40 is that little protection is left behind. I've seen bicycle chains rust two days after WD-40 was applied. The plastic wasn't airtight, it was only over the surfaces. Barry |
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