Reply With QuoteProbably the fact you that have a series Landy, will be enough to ensure regular use.
Martyn
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Howdy All,
I purchased some old spanners on ebay recently - specifically due to the fact that I have 2 Series Land Rovers, so it's always good to have a mix of imperial spanners.
Here are the spanners when they arrived - with quite a bit of surface rust:
And here they are 5 hours later after being cleaned with a wire wheel on my bench grinder:
There are a few duplicates and a few weird sizes - but I can live with that.
Question - should I paint them or coat them with something, so that in 20 years time I don't have to go through the same cleaning process again!?!
And advice greatly appreciated.
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Probably the fact you that have a series Landy, will be enough to ensure regular use.
Martyn
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Major part of the heart and soul of AULRO.comAnd it will keep them oiled!Originally Posted by Bushie
Probably the fact you that have a series Landy, will be enough to ensure regular use.
Ron B.
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Master
Yeah mate, keep them oiled, because there is never any excess oil floating about a Landy!
Major Part of the Heart and Soul of AULRO
SubscriberI dumped some old rusty tools in a bucket of vinegar (same as using molasses but quicker). Coupla days later most of the rust gone.
Less rooting around than a wire wheel.
It's not broken. It's "Carbon Neutral".
gone
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SubscriberThe fact of wire brushing them has 'activated' the surface. Wipe them over with a rag damped with "Lanotec" " or something similar and let them dry. The lanoline will be adsorbed onto the surface and provide a micro coating which will keep them free of corrosion. Do the same after extended use.
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Swaggie
When i was an apprentice,many,many years ago,we used to soak them in a solvent,but i can't remember the name,maybe noriseen or something similar.
It was fantastic for cleaning up rusty tools,is probably banned now.
Anyone remember it?
Swaggie
We played in some interesting fluids including very wet asbestos which we sprayed using a venturi onto powerhouse diesels/boilers
I remember some solvent we all had on our benches in a cut down kero tin. We also paddled in kerosine.
The name eludes me. It wasn't noriseen.
Fossicker
+1 for lanotec. I find it is more persistent/better than blue marine or white lithium grease at sealing metal.
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Get them re-chromed, Regards frank.
Howdy All,
I purchased some old spanners on ebay recently - specifically due to the fact that I have 2 Series Land Rovers, so it's always good to have a mix of imperial spanners.
Here are the spanners when they arrived - with quite a bit of surface rust:
And here they are 5 hours later after being cleaned with a wire wheel on my bench grinder:
There are a few duplicates and a few weird sizes - but I can live with that.
Question - should I paint them or coat them with something, so that in 20 years time I don't have to go through the same cleaning process again!?!
And advice greatly appreciated.
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