I've ruined my SideClip

[Dunc]

I have two SideClips , one a user the other a drawer queen which is totaly unused and mint . I keep it in a platic bag and its got a good coating of WD40 on it . Trouble is when I looked at it I noticed a small patch of rust on one handle . I tried rubbing it with a cloth but it wouldnt come off so I tried a scotch pad soaked in WD40. Its taken off the rust but also left a shiny patch on the metal and light scratching . So my drawer queen it no longer mint  To be honest I'm a bit gutted and well and truelly p*ssed off 

Dunc

[eodtech]

If you want to restore metal tools with out damage then the first item to 'invest'  in is an Ultrasonic cleaner - in the USA they are $60 on sale right now at Harbor Freight !

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Category.taf?CategoryID=774

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=91593

I am waiting on a couple tools from a MTO member and the first step in cleaning them / reconditioning them is a bath in the UC.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive/jay_leno_garage/4212345.html


Review and FAQ for Ultrasonic Cleaners

http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,14200.0.html

[Gareth]

That kinda sucks mate.

[american lockpicker]

Don't get anything from Harbor Freight the quality is extremely low there.

[Neil]

I've not had much success with ultrasonic cleaners (real cheap ones I admit).  I'm a toothbrush scrubber

Dunc, I can probably assist with sorting your SideClip  

[Dunc]

I've not had much success with ultrasonic cleaners (real cheap ones I admit).  I'm a toothbrush scrubber

Dunc, I can probably assist with sorting your SideClip  

PM inbound 

Dunc

[Benner]

I think MTO has reached a new low. On a thread titled "I've ruined my Sideclip" I was expecting to read about a breakage, not a bloody shiney spot!! 

Come on people! 

[AHB]

I think MTO has reached a new low. On a thread titled "I've ruined my Sideclip" I was expecting to read about a breakage, not a bloody shiney spot!! 

Come on people! 

Benner..:  .
It is a terrible tragedy...   

[Freudian Frog]

I think MTO has reached a new low. On a thread titled "I've ruined my Sideclip" I was expecting to read about a breakage, not a bloody shiney spot!! 

Come on people! 

Benner..:  .
It is a terrible tragedy...   

I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GETTING THIS BENNER... HIS SHINY... IT'S... TOO SHINY IN PLACES. =(

[Benner]

Ah, perhaps he is concerned with reflecto 

[AHB]

I think MTO has reached a new low. On a thread titled "I've ruined my Sideclip" I was expecting to read about a breakage, not a bloody shiney spot!! 

Come on people! 

Benner..:  .
It is a terrible tragedy...   

I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GETTING THIS BENNER... HIS SHINY... IT'S... TOO SHINY IN PLACES. =(

I'm with OLF/PP/TP!!1/TIP or what the h*ll the name is today.. 

[cliosguy]

I think MTO has reached a new low. On a thread titled "I've ruined my Sideclip" I was expecting to read about a breakage, not a bloody shiney spot!! 

Come on people! 

Benner..:  .
It is a terrible tragedy...   

I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GETTING THIS BENNER... HIS SHINY... IT'S... TOO SHINY IN PLACES. =(

I'm with OLF/PP/TP!!1/TIP or what the h*ll the name is today.. 

LOL

[Freudian Frog]

I think MTO has reached a new low. On a thread titled "I've ruined my Sideclip" I was expecting to read about a breakage, not a bloody shiney spot!! 

Come on people! 

Benner..:  .
It is a terrible tragedy...   

I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GETTING THIS BENNER... HIS SHINY... IT'S... TOO SHINY IN PLACES. =(

I'm with OLF/PP/TP!!1/TIP or what the h*ll the name is today.. 

You missed TLF, but it's all good, the change name option is going to be gone soon. ^_~

[AHB]

I think MTO has reached a new low. On a thread titled "I've ruined my Sideclip" I was expecting to read about a breakage, not a bloody shiney spot!! 

Come on people! 

Benner..:  .
It is a terrible tragedy...   

I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GETTING THIS BENNER... HIS SHINY... IT'S... TOO SHINY IN PLACES. =(

I'm with OLF/PP/TP!!1/TIP or what the h*ll the name is today.. 

You missed TLF, but it's all good, the change name option is going to be gone soon. ^_~

Ohh, my godness, I missed one st*pid name, and you're all over me... 
MODS: - PLEASE lock the option and let him be "The Indelible Poopshoe" Forever...   

[DaveK]

Lol - how the hell did you manage to get rust on a tool, in a drawer, coated in WD40, in a plastic bag? 

[Benner]

Lol - how the hell did you manage to get rust on a tool, in a drawer, coated in WD40, in a plastic bag? 

Mike must have popped round. 

[DaveK]

Lol.

I know the bead-blasted Sideclip has a bit of a rep for rust, but that seems pretty extreme.

[Magic Bus]

Lol - how the hell did you manage to get rust on a tool, in a drawer, coated in WD40, in a plastic bag?  

Condensation? I don't think WD is a great rust preventative.

[Magic Bus]

I have two SideClips , one a user the other a drawer queen which is totaly unused and mint . I keep it in a platic bag and its got a good coating of WD40 on it . Trouble is when I looked at it I noticed a small patch of rust on one handle . I tried rubbing it with a cloth but it wouldnt come off so I tried a scotch pad soaked in WD40. Its taken off the rust but also left a shiny patch on the metal and light scratching . So my drawer queen it no longer mint   To be honest I'm a bit gutted and well and truelly p*ssed off  

Dunc

Thats bad luck Dunc  

[Benner]

Lol - how the hell did you manage to get rust on a tool, in a drawer, coated in WD40, in a plastic bag? 

You know what that proves then Dave?? 

That people shouldn't focus on being such tarts? 

[DaveK]

Lol.

[Magic Bus]

Lol - how the hell did you manage to get rust on a tool, in a drawer, coated in WD40, in a plastic bag? 

You know what that proves then Dave?? 

That people shouldn't focus on being such tarts? 

You should learn not to quote me, I've changed it as I thought it was in bad taste 

[Benner]

Lol - how the hell did you manage to get rust on a tool, in a drawer, coated in WD40, in a plastic bag? 

You know what that proves then Dave?? 

That people shouldn't focus on being such tarts? 

You should learn not to quote me, I've changed it as I thought it was in bad taste 

Someone was going to say it so it may as well have been you. 

It is an odd result.    Seems the WD40 has made things worse some how as I get your user Sideclip has less rust than that.

[Magic Bus]

I still think condensation in the plastic bag. WD will blend with water to a certain extent. I recall that with storing a bike over winter and I had sprayed it with WD. The WD actually turned milky looking. Nasty 

[DaveK]

Condensation sounds a likely culprit.

I've had what 50(?) of these go through my hands - probably more. They were stored in the boxes in an environment where the boxes had got damp and been chewed by mice, transported half way round the world protected only by a cardboard box, and not one of them had any rust.

Mind you I've never thought of storing any of my tools in a plastic bag or dowsed them in WD40 tbh - so what would I know?

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Lol - how the hell did you manage to get rust on a tool, in a drawer, coated in WD40, in a plastic bag? 

Mike must have popped round. 

I'm innocent

[Benner]

You're never innocent. 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

You're never innocent. 

Tis true

But the finish on mine did lead to it rusting quite badly, compared to my old Supertool

[Magic Bus]

You're never innocent. 

I bet it's got his prints all over it 

[Dunc]

I think MTO has reached a new low. On a thread titled "I've ruined my Sideclip" I was expecting to read about a breakage, not a bloody shiney spot!! 

Come on people! 

Forgot you don't do draw queens do you . So you won't understand 

Dunc