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By Joannabanana | Clean your small tools in the dishwasher and then spray with oil for added protection against rust. Quick and easy! [View the item] |
Name: Rick Corey Everett WA 98204 (Zone 8a) Sunset Zone 5. Koppen Csb. Eco 2f              RickCorey Oct 31, 2012 9:30 PM CST |
| The dishwasher! I would have been afraid of getting gritty soil into it. But I guess small tools wouldn't carry all that much grit with them. (I've been paranoid since an attempt to bottom-water some trays in my bathtub contributed to a clogged pipe.) I keep handy a barbeque grill scraper/steel brush for scraping and brushing shovels and hoes. If there is a puddle, I'll swish the shovel in that to get it pretty clean. Or use a hose and sprayer on "mist". My theory is that clay and dirt hold water next to the steel and encourage rust more than plain water would. The water runs off or evaporates quickly, but I think that clay holds water longer. Besides oil on steel parts, I use mineral oil and parafin and beeswax on wooden handles. In theory you can coat metal with a thin layer of wax by using Johnson's Wax or parafin dissolved in mineral spirits, but I think that would scrape right off a shovel or hoe. Nice for winter storage, thoguh! Just because it ISN'T complicated doesn't mean I can't MAKE it complicated! Weather Links ~ Sunset Zones ~ Degree Days ~~ National Gardening Association Kitazawa Seeds ~ Tainong Seeds ~~ ATP Member Map ~~ My Blogs ~~ Coop Extension Finder Seriously Hot Peppers ~~ Seed Library Resources ~~ Piggy Swap Chat #11 |
Name: Joanne Calgary, AB Canada (Zone 3a)           Joannabanana Nov 1, 2012 9:56 AM CST |
| Rick, Thanks for your added tips and advisement. It is very important to protect the tool with a lubricant. |
Name: Rick Corey Everett WA 98204 (Zone 8a) Sunset Zone 5. Koppen Csb. Eco 2f RickCorey Nov 1, 2012 10:49 PM CST |
| >> It is very important to protect the tool with a lubricant. I agree. BTW, don't assume that I FOLLOW my own advice. If I work until the sun goes down, the tools rust until I get around to cleaning them. Not always the same week! . Just because it ISN'T complicated doesn't mean I can't MAKE it complicated! Weather Links ~ Sunset Zones ~ Degree Days ~~ National Gardening Association Kitazawa Seeds ~ Tainong Seeds ~~ ATP Member Map ~~ My Blogs ~~ Coop Extension Finder Seriously Hot Peppers ~~ Seed Library Resources ~~ Piggy Swap Chat #11 |
Name: Joanne Calgary, AB Canada (Zone 3a) Joannabanana Nov 2, 2012 7:16 AM CST |
| Fluid Film is solvent free, is non-toxic and food grade approved. We call it "sheep-in-a-can". It will dissolve rust and does not evaporate. |
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