I recently was gifted a bunch of old Craftsman sockets. They were in good shape but very greasy inside. Too cold out to pressure wash them clean. I used Oil Eater to degrease in hot water contained in and old plastic jar. Every few hours shake the jar to agitate the sockets. A few days later done rinsing and they turned out super clean. Due to a few rusty edges off to the Evaporust for final cleaning. Thanks for the great videos. Irish Mike.
I found it if you take those little you know like things that convert your drill to like a socket and then put a socket on there and wrap it with 400 grit wet or dry and spin it in your hand it makes the sockets look like brand spanking new the outsides 15:01
I've used vinegar in the past, but I found that the metal tends to flash rust very quickly after rinsing. I haven't had that happen with the Evaporust. I like the Evaporust for intricate parts with areas that I can't get into to wire brush really well.
357magdad you nailed it on the head. If you don’t rinse with baking soda and water, and dry immediately, you will get flash rust. If you only rinse with water, you risk the rust coming back with a vengeance. Doesn’t happen with the evaporators and the blocker caps it off. Thanks!
Hey Magdad, will a fine wire wheel take the chrome off? Should I just de rust and polish by hand? I use a wire wheel on damn near everything that’s why I ask. Thanks.
Great video. I think the Williams ratchet needs a spanner or similar tools to put into the two holes and spin it apart. The garage journal has several good posts with pictures of them apart.
Williams ratchets like that are easily disassembled. Clamp the body of the ratchet in a vise, drive side up. Insert a small pin punch in the hole and tap counterclockwise, and the cover should unscrew easily.
I know this is an old video but so glad I found your channel. Single female who doesn’t know that much about tools but always been interested. I inherited a barn full of old tools, mostly craftsman, covered in dirt and not used in years. Brought them all in my house to try to clean (along with giant brown spiders). Headed to Lowe’s now hoping to find the capo rust. Lots of craftsman power tools that had batteries. Have the chargers and tools look like they’re barely used. Is it worth looking for replacement batteries?
Probably depends on the age of the tools as far as the batteries go. They can sometimes be refurbished. Google up some rechargeable battery firms and get in touch with them. Sometimes it is worth the effort, sometimes not.
I have found Westleys Bleche-Wite tire cleaner to be an excellent degreaser, the PH of it is high so it helps neutralize the acid and clean , just spray and wire brush the tool after acid treatment. if the ratchet has old caked on grease or dirt, soak it in some solvent first, little bit of gasoline maybe, yea its not ideal but it works if you have nothing else. Solvent then bleche whit and wire brush is sometimes all I need on lightly rusted tools.
The J H Williams is made in Buffalo NY they are owned by Snap On now. You need a special spanner wrench to take it apart l sold Williams and Vulcan tools in Buffalo
I am interested in that adjustable wrench you had in the video but did nothing with. I have a hand me down one of those I would like to restore but have no info on brand, age, etc. Being a hand me down I am more interested in preserving than restoring but if you have a video with what you did with that, would love to see it.
I have a leatherman super tool soaking in evapo rust right now. I left it over night.. I've scrubbed it a couple times and rinsed it then put it back in the evapo rust. I don't have an air compressor or pressure washer so what do you think would be the best way to blow out all the wet loose rust in the joints?? Like between the different tools and in the joints of the pliers. Just run it under the tub focet or something since that water comes out faster? Any help is greatly appreciated
When warranted, I use 30% (industrial strength) vinegar for faster rust removal. The suggestions on techniques to avoid flash rust are great. What grease do you recommend when reassembling the ratchets? In your experience, how long does a bucket of Evap-o-Rust remain effective?
What about acetate handles? I have some screwdrivers I need to take a bit of rust off, but I'm worried the Evaporust will either mess up the handles, or just make it gross.
For parts you can totally disassemble: Apple Cider Vinegar, soak for a day in a jar or a shallow tray with soaked paper towels if anything is above the vinegar. A little lemon juice can be used as an accelerant. Rub with a toothbrush. Soak more if needed. Rinse and rub with a paper towel soaked in 3-in-one oil or Hoppes depending on what you prefer. Use a Q tip to get into tight spots. Leave it on heavy, you will wipe it off later. If you are doing small pieces, squirt some 3-in-1 in a small container with lid, insert parts, shake a little. Come back next day and wipe off excess oil. Cheap and easy and seems to work well for me.
Good results. Another method that works well is to dissolve Oxalic Acid in powder form in a container with water and soak metal tools or rusting objects in it. What is it though? An acid from the Rhubarb plant that is what makes Barkeeper’s Friend work so well. Caution though: Oxcilic acid emits strong fumes so use outside or with good ventilation.
I was hoping your show some footage of the wood handle monkey wrench at the top. I have one like that, it belonged to my grandfather, to my dad and now I have it. I’m deathly a scared to even attempt a clean up on it for fear of ruining the wood. Any suggestions?
If you have rust under the paint you will lose some. You can always sand or wire wheel it and go back with Duplo black engine paint and bake it in. Wife love it when I bake a plane in the oven.
I brass wire wheel them, then put in "Evaporust" to get into the deep pits, then brass wheel again. Vinegar just does not work for me. If the finish is not too rough, I buff them, decrease them, and nickel plate them, easy simple, and safe unlike chrome plating. Buy all my tools from garage, yard, or auction sales, need more took box's.
Heat up the Evapo-rust and the part you want to treat so they are warm to touch. It will remove the rust within 20 minutes and will leave the metal so it needs hardly any cleaning. I pour very hot water over the metal object to clean and leave it on a cloth. It will be dry and hot to touch within a minute. Spray with oil before it flash rusts. Doing it all from cold is nowhere near as good or as fast.
I recently was gifted a bunch of old Craftsman sockets. They were in good shape but very greasy inside. Too cold out to pressure wash them clean. I used Oil Eater to degrease in hot water contained in and old plastic jar. Every few hours shake the jar to agitate the sockets. A few days later done rinsing and they turned out super clean. Due to a few rusty edges off to the Evaporust for final cleaning. Thanks for the great videos. Irish Mike.
Great video, I love old tools and have a few. Looking forward to cleaning them up, now I know how to. Thanks
Thank you so much for teaching me and explaining how to use rust remover for tools
I love your videos. I’m retiring soon and want to clean up my tools and my dad’s tool. Evaporator and Super Lube are on my shopping list.
I found it if you take those little you know like things that convert your drill to like a socket and then put a socket on there and wrap it with 400 grit wet or dry and spin it in your hand it makes the sockets look like brand spanking new the outsides 15:01
i really enjoyed the video. great job explaining your process. I'll have to do this with some of my old tools
Flex shaft dremel with wire brushes are perfect for detail cleaning/ restoration
Wire wheel on the grinder does most of my rust removal. Plus, immediate gratification! 😊
I've used vinegar in the past, but I found that the metal tends to flash rust very quickly after rinsing. I haven't had that happen with the Evaporust. I like the Evaporust for intricate parts with areas that I can't get into to wire brush really well.
357magdad you nailed it on the head. If you don’t rinse with baking soda and water, and dry immediately, you will get flash rust. If you only rinse with water, you risk the rust coming back with a vengeance. Doesn’t happen with the evaporators and the blocker caps it off. Thanks!
Hey Magdad, will a fine wire wheel take the chrome off? Should I just de rust and polish by hand? I use a wire wheel on damn near everything that’s why I ask. Thanks.
Excellent work by the man!
Tool Guy Ty thank you! Appreciate it!
That is a huge bucket of evaporust. I use many of the same techniques, works well.
Tom Gunn awesome! Thanks for checking out the video!
Great video. I think the Williams ratchet needs a spanner or similar tools to put into the two holes and spin it apart. The garage journal has several good posts with pictures of them apart.
John Lyons awesome John, thank you!
Williams ratchets like that are easily disassembled. Clamp the body of the ratchet in a vise, drive side up. Insert a small pin punch in the hole and tap counterclockwise, and the cover should unscrew easily.
For cleaning Socket dirt and rust use a Battery Terminal Cleaner the round brush works great.
I really enjoyed this video. Thanks for the insight and all the little tips! Can’t wait to start working on some tools!
Gander Flight thank you for checking it out!
What a great video!! Thank you for taking time to make this.
I know this is an old video but so glad I found your channel. Single female who doesn’t know that much about tools but always been interested. I inherited a barn full of old tools, mostly craftsman, covered in dirt and not used in years. Brought them all in my house to try to clean (along with giant brown spiders). Headed to Lowe’s now hoping to find the capo rust. Lots of craftsman power tools that had batteries. Have the chargers and tools look like they’re barely used. Is it worth looking for replacement batteries?
Probably depends on the age of the tools as far as the batteries go. They can sometimes be refurbished. Google up some rechargeable battery firms and get in touch with them. Sometimes it is worth the effort, sometimes not.
A dishwasher works great. Make sure screen is in bottom with nothing smaller than screen. Skip electric dry. Dry. Immediately with dry rags.
A dishwasher works great. Make sure screen is in bottom with nothing smaller than screen. Skip electric dry. Dry. Immediately with dry rags.
Batts buy li ion type.
I have found Westleys Bleche-Wite tire cleaner to be an excellent degreaser, the PH of it is high so it helps neutralize the acid and clean , just spray and wire brush the tool after acid treatment. if the ratchet has old caked on grease or dirt, soak it in some solvent first, little bit of gasoline maybe, yea its not ideal but it works if you have nothing else. Solvent then bleche whit and wire brush is sometimes all I need on lightly rusted tools.
Where did you get the Basket Strainer?
The J H Williams is made in Buffalo NY they are owned by Snap On now. You need a special spanner wrench to take it apart l sold Williams and Vulcan tools in Buffalo
is vulcan tools indicated by an inverted triangle? I have an old needle nose pliers with 'made in usa' in the triangle
I am interested in that adjustable wrench you had in the video but did nothing with. I have a hand me down one of those I would like to restore but have no info on brand, age, etc. Being a hand me down I am more interested in preserving than restoring but if you have a video with what you did with that, would love to see it.
If you can, message me on Instagram and I will check to see if I have it and also can help you identify the one you have.
I have a leatherman super tool soaking in evapo rust right now. I left it over night.. I've scrubbed it a couple times and rinsed it then put it back in the evapo rust. I don't have an air compressor or pressure washer so what do you think would be the best way to blow out all the wet loose rust in the joints?? Like between the different tools and in the joints of the pliers. Just run it under the tub focet or something since that water comes out faster? Any help is greatly appreciated
What about using diesel?
When warranted, I use 30% (industrial strength) vinegar for faster rust removal. The suggestions on techniques to avoid flash rust are great. What grease do you recommend when reassembling the ratchets? In your experience, how long does a bucket of Evap-o-Rust remain effective?
He uses super lube. I use marine grease or red-n-tacky for a whole bunch of stuff to be honest.
It all depends on how much you use it. Mine is going on 3 years I think, but it's almost dead.
Great Video
What do you use for regular maintenance of your tools?
Nice tool come out great I subscribed !!
Backcountry Diggers thanks!
What about acetate handles? I have some screwdrivers I need to take a bit of rust off, but I'm worried the Evaporust will either mess up the handles, or just make it gross.
Soft wire wheel in a bench grinder. Light touch, go slow, examine as you go.
Nice video. Thanks.
What type of wire wheel did you use? Coarse, medium, fine?
Any link to where to purchase the rust block from evaporust? Saw links for all the other products showcased.
*Great video! m I too am very interested in the question of removing rust from tools. I will be doing my research on this topic soon. ;-)*
For parts you can totally disassemble:
Apple Cider Vinegar, soak for a day in a jar or a shallow tray with soaked paper towels if anything is above the vinegar. A little lemon juice can be used as an accelerant.
Rub with a toothbrush. Soak more if needed.
Rinse and rub with a paper towel soaked in 3-in-one oil or Hoppes depending on what you prefer. Use a Q tip to get into tight spots. Leave it on heavy, you will wipe it off later.
If you are doing small pieces, squirt some 3-in-1 in a small container with lid, insert parts, shake a little.
Come back next day and wipe off excess oil.
Cheap and easy and seems to work well for me.
Where can i purchase that corrosion inhibitor (Rust-Block)?
nice collection we are waiting for the next restorations, congratulations for the videos and take care with the hug covid19.
Aguinaldo Martoni - Eu Eletricista thanks! New videos are coming and stay safe as well!
Thank you for this video👍🏼
MD C my pleasure Man! Hope this helps!
Good results.
Another method that works well is to dissolve Oxalic Acid in powder form in a container with water and soak metal tools or rusting objects in it.
What is it though?
An acid from the Rhubarb plant that is what makes Barkeeper’s Friend work so well.
Caution though: Oxcilic acid emits strong fumes so use outside or with good ventilation.
Pretty sure Bar Keepers Friend has it in.
every tool I have ever dropped in evapo rust comes out black, what am i doing wrong?
I was hoping your show some footage of the wood handle monkey wrench at the top. I have one like that, it belonged to my grandfather, to my dad and now I have it. I’m deathly a scared to even attempt a clean up on it for fear of ruining the wood. Any suggestions?
Any leads on a good price on bulk rust blocker? Evaporust blocker is out of stock everywhere
Why use evaporust if you clean allrust off mechanically?
Great Video ! How long will the Evaporust last? How do I know when its time to replace it ?
rust block is out of stock everywhere (Ebay, Amazon, Zoro, etc.) you have a 2nd option?
Does evapo rust affect the original paint in an old plane?
Nope!
If you have rust under the paint you will lose some. You can always sand or wire wheel it and go back with Duplo black engine paint and bake it in. Wife love it when I bake a plane in the oven.
Penens ratchet put together backwards was like that from the start
i mix my own Evaporust clone and it works great and is FAR cheaper
I agree you need good pull out technique
where did you get the bucket of evapo rust????
I brass wire wheel them, then put in "Evaporust" to get into the deep pits, then brass wheel again. Vinegar just does not work for me. If the finish is not too rough, I buff them, decrease them, and nickel plate them, easy simple, and safe unlike chrome plating. Buy all my tools from garage, yard, or auction sales, need more took box's.
Heat up the Evapo-rust and the part you want to treat so they are warm to touch. It will remove the rust within 20 minutes and will leave the metal so it needs hardly any cleaning. I pour very hot water over the metal object to clean and leave it on a cloth. It will be dry and hot to touch within a minute. Spray with oil before it flash rusts. Doing it all from cold is nowhere near as good or as fast.
Williams might have a threated part, other then the chrapsman snap rings.
The Super Ratchet uses a Spanner wrench if you don't have one they are simple to make.
OK I was just about to go back and tell him that, but I looked long enough to find the answer so No use of me telling him Eagle
I once used vinegar on a cast pipe wrench. I pulled it out after leaving it in overnight and is had been damaged considerably. Never again!
I feel like the wire wheel did all the work.
Well, if you gonna use a wire wheel at the end, there’s no point of using vinegar or that rust remover,
I disagree with you. Depending on how rusty the order is: wire wheel, vinegar, wire wheel. Saves a lot of time and wear and tear on the wire wheel.
Well said; I’ve always wondered the same thing.
You can use molasses
molasses eats up galvanic metals as far as I can tell
Pawls ...
Your channel is the shit
a soanerwrench
A small pan of gasoline works wonders on greasy tools.
Marvel mystery oil and a fine brass wire wheel could simplify all this nonsense
Nice sponsored video 🙄
Not sponsored.
Be very, very careful anything you put in the vinegar can disappear magically
Removing patina from old tools is a sin.
0000 steel wool, WD40
You're welcome.
Used to do it that way, but I use brasso with the steel wool currently, seems to clean the rust faster.
what about cadmium coated tools? any remedies?
rip chrome