[bbandu]

I have read alot of different things about rust prevention on the boards. I have a question about paste wax, everything I have read says apply it to help protect against rust.

How is everyone applying it, by hand with a rag and then using some sort of buffer to polish the surface?

What have you found to be the best way to apply?

 

[bbandu]

Shmear it on with a paper towel, let it dry then buff off with an old t-shirt.

Re-apply as necessary

Remember, Goodwill stores sells old t-shirts as rags, very handy and reasonably priced (and supports a good cause!)

Ok thanks

 

[bbandu]

It seems like there is a ton of different paste wax's and other things that can be used to rust prevention, and it loos like that what works for some doesn't mean that it will work for others. Y'all have giving me a bunch of options to choose from and a great place for me to start my rust prevention adventure.

Thanks

 

[bbandu]

I am glad that alot of people are chiming in and sharing there valuable knowledge on things that have worked or not worked for them in the rust prevention battle.

Just a little backstory on my journey in the rust prevention or lack there of.

I started this topic because as a kid growing up in Florida working for my dads construction company we never had to deal with rust on out job site tools but it almost seemed like my dad was fighting a never ending battle in his open air pole barn style workshop. When I started getting into wood working living in Texas I could not afford really good shop style tools and most were the small portable type that would be more home on a jobsite rather then a shop. I never really had to worry about rust on these tools because most of them came with stamped tables and not cast iron. After the military moved me to California I started expanding my tools from jobsite tools to more of a stationary shop tool. I started noticing a slight coloration change to by saw top caused by surface rust but it was kept mostly at bay because of the frequent use. We just recently moved back to Florida in the last year and my table saw was in storage both in California and Florida. When I finally got it out of storage where was a considerable amount of surface rust on the top. I know that the weather has alot to do with the amount of rust that we all have to deal with and my experience should not be near what my fathers was because I do not store my tools in an open air pole barn style workshop.

I now have a several tools that have cast iron table tops and I am just starting to figure out what will work best for me. I am currently using Johnson's paste wax on the top of my tools surfaces.