WARNING rustoleum rust resolve gel avoid like the plague

[strictlyxjs]

Let me start off this thread by saying I am a tool fanatic. I take good care of my tools. I own a Snap-On tool box as well as many other name brand tools like mac and Cornwell I take good care of my tools because they make me money.

 

 

I was working on a project with a friend when it begin raining out. We hurried up to finish the project and when it was done I threw all my tools on my tool bench and figured I'd clean them up the next morning. I noticed I had a little bit of rust on some of the bits we were using. Particularly 5/16 safety hex and a P1 screwdriver tip. These came out of my Mac set so they are not some cheap off brand tool. Once in awhile I will wipe my tools down with WD-40 on a rag before putting them away. This time I wanted to try the Rust-Oleum rust dissolver gel which I had on hand which said it works well on tools. I followed the directions on the bottle to the T after I wiped them off I also wipe them down with a little bit of WD-40 on a rag. A few days later this is what the B look like. It seems like the Rust-Oleum gel has caused some weird reaction with the metal. Or the WD-40. Either way I will never buy this product again. I usually have good luck with Rust-Oleum products but I think they missed out on this one. I also tried it on some rusty sheet metal in it cause some kind of weird galvanic looking corrosion than get rid of the rust

[Pete M]

weird 

[Parei_doll_ia]

Any product that chemically removes rust will also remove any existing rust preventative coatings. I've used evaporust and this stuff a few times, but always to get the rust off, then paint it. You're also supposed to wash that stuff off after 15 minutes or something. Tools are still better off getting cleaned the manual way since they're so small. WD40 is a poor rust prevention compound, you want something that's more waxy. I'm not sure what CPC Type 2 translates to in the civilian world (it smells like motorcycle chain wax), but it works great for cleaning tools