my rusty wave

kiwiblade · **on:** June 29, 2009, 11:08:31 AM

won this auction on a rusty new wave

i will clean it up and try it out as edc

hope this works first try at photobucket

Benner · **Reply #1 on:** June 29, 2009, 11:52:44 AM

Waits for all the usual comments from the Vic guys...

(Pics worked find BTW

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Roadie · **Reply #2 on:** June 29, 2009, 12:24:38 PM

You should have bought a Gerber.......then you'd know what rust is

Nah that should clean up pretty nice

Pics when you've given it a once over please

Gareth · **Reply #3 on:** June 29, 2009, 01:40:57 PM

For all the talk about rusty Leathermans even one in that state will clean up fine with a very little work. The round plate over the serrated blade looks like it might have a bit of pitting, and some of the other areas might have a bit of a dark stain even after cleaning, but nothing that will affect the operation of the tool. I actually enjoy cleaning up used tools (SAKs in my case) as you get to feel you've had a bit of input into it.

edap617 · **Reply #4 on:** June 29, 2009, 03:15:38 PM

What are you planning to do with it?

WhichDawg · **Reply #5 on:** June 29, 2009, 03:32:29 PM

Congrats!

it should clean up fine, they do that and keep an eye on it but a good edc

good pics and don't forget to show us when it's all sparkly!

Craig · **Reply #6 on:** June 29, 2009, 08:44:42 PM

Let us know how you get on

Blackbeard · **Reply #7 on:** June 29, 2009, 09:42:40 PM

Lesson #1: Don't use the wave to clean out a toilet

Woz · **Reply #8 on:** June 29, 2009, 09:45:27 PM

Quote from: Benner on June 29, 2009, 11:52:44 AM

Waits for all the usual comments from the Vic guys...

Ok, just for you

VICS DO NOT RUST THAT MUCH!

Ok, to be honest, it does not look too bad, just clean it a little, and enjoy yout workhorse

Anthony · **Reply #9 on:** June 29, 2009, 09:53:17 PM

Looks like a cool project

Do you plan on taking it apart?

AHB · **Reply #10 on:** June 29, 2009, 10:04:41 PM

During & after pics, please...

Dunc · **Reply #11 on:** June 29, 2009, 10:21:27 PM

The torx screw above the serrated blade looks like some kind of welding accident

Whatever it is that Wave has had a sad existance

Should clean up fine though .

Dunc

Benner · **Reply #12 on:** June 29, 2009, 11:12:52 PM

Quote from: Woz on June 29, 2009, 09:45:27 PM

Quote from: Benner on June 29, 2009, 11:52:44 AM
Waits for all the usual comments from the Vic guys...

Ok, just for you

VICS DO NOT RUST THAT MUCH!

Ok, to be honest, it does not look too bad, just clean it a little, and enjoy yout workhorse

Thanks for not disappointing me.

duckman1975 · **Reply #13 on:** June 30, 2009, 12:30:06 AM

nothing a wd40 and elbow grease can't handle.

LatinoHeat · **Reply #14 on:** June 30, 2009, 02:40:19 AM

LOL. Even if you left it as is, it would STILL work fine. A little rust never hurt anything. How many of us remember handing our fathers that wrench out of the tool box he asked for, only to find an old brown, pitted, terribly used tool that looked pitiful and pathetic, but that still got the job done just fine? I think we make too much of the whole rust issue. Besides, that is just surface rust. Even the spots that might be pitted, it'll be fine. I love old tools that look that way. Sure, they might have been abandoned, but usually it means they have seen WORK, which is, after all, what they were built to do.
Give that old soldier something to do, and he'll take care of business just fine.

Poncho65 · **Reply #15 on:** June 30, 2009, 02:56:46 AM

Good find kiwiblade

I found an old Wave in similar shape not hardly as much rust but it cleaned up fine with pretty much just a small wire brush and some elbow grease

Good luck and hope it serves you well

Nightshade · **Reply #16 on:** July 01, 2009, 06:08:49 AM

Quote from: LatinoHeat on June 30, 2009, 02:40:19 AM

LOL. Even if you left it as is, it would STILL work fine. A little rust never hurt anything. How many of us remember handing our fathers that wrench out of the tool box he asked for, only to find an old brown, pitted, terribly used tool that looked pitiful and pathetic, but that still got the job done just fine? I think we make too much of the whole rust issue. Besides, that is just surface rust. Even the spots that might be pitted, it'll be fine. I love old tools that look that way. Sure, they might have been abandoned, but usually it means they have seen WORK, which is, after all, what they were built to do.
Give that old soldier something to do, and he'll take care of business just fine.

Agree with those statements completely. Despite the good natured joshing over Leatherman's rust resistance, I have never found an example of where the rust did any REAL harm to the tool. And I've got just a little experience with salsmurfer and humidity getting into the wrong places. Also, I always seem to end up carrying a LM and a Vic selection. Best of both worlds, really.