An easy way to restore a rusty tool

Over time, even products made from tool steel with alloy additives rust, especially if they are rarely used and stored in an insufficiently dry and ventilated place.
How to remove rust from tools if it does affect them? There are various ways to combat this common problem. Let's look at one of the simplest, but quite effective methods.
An elementary way to restore a rusty tool that has not been used for a long time

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The wood drill tool set had not been used for a long time and was probably stored in improper conditions, so it was completely oxidized. Other tools could have taken the place of the set in question - the result would have been the same.
To remove rust from them, we just have to prepare the following quite accessible and inexpensive materials and items:
  • table vinegar;
  • bath;
  • container with water;
  • cloth napkins;
  • machine oil;
  • gloves are water- and acid-resistant.

Procedure for removing rust from tools


The idea of ​​this method is based on the chemical interaction of table vinegar with oxidation products on the surface of the tools and transferring them to a state in which they cannot be retained on the metal surface.
The reaction products partly sink to the bottom, partly float to the surface and even, turning into gas, evaporate into the atmosphere.
Organizing and starting this process is quite easy. Pour a small amount of table vinegar from a bottle into a plastic bath and place the tools in it so that they are completely immersed in the liquid.
An elementary way to restore a rusty tool that has not been used for a long time

Now we can only observe the process of interaction of vinegar with rust, which will continue continuously for about 16 hours.
After the specified time period, it is clearly visible that the rust has almost completely peeled off from the metal and is no longer integral with it.
An elementary way to restore a rusty tool that has not been used for a long time

Wearing protective gloves on our hands, we transfer the instruments from the vinegar bath into a large container of water and rinse them thoroughly, stirring, moving and pushing them against each other.
An elementary way to restore a rusty tool that has not been used for a long time

Notice how much rust remains at the bottom of the container.
An elementary way to restore a rusty tool that has not been used for a long time

Then, taking out the equipment one by one from the container with water, we wipe them dry with a soft rag that absorbs moisture well.
After this, we lubricate the tools on all sides with some machine oil, removing excess with a rag, and thereby reliably and permanently protect the tool set from oxidation.
An elementary way to restore a rusty tool that has not been used for a long time

An elementary way to restore a rusty tool that has not been used for a long time

All that remains is to put the tools in the case and place it in a dry and well-ventilated place.
An elementary way to restore a rusty tool that has not been used for a long time

An elementary way to restore a rusty tool that has not been used for a long time

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Comments (3)
  1. Senya
    #1 Senya Guests 8 August 2019 12:49
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    You have to study chemistry at school and forgot about alkali
  2. Sergey K
    #2 Sergey K Visitors 10 April 2020 09:45
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    Vinegar, of course, removes rust, but this is a very temporary solution; without treatment, the rust will return the very next day, and if you forget the tool for a week, it can rust even more than the original...
    A ready-made rye remover works much better - it leaves a film of oxides on the product, on the one hand protecting the steel quite well, and also giving it a noble gray color
  3. pan22
    #3 pan22 Guests 10 April 2020 18:25
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    Phosphoric acid will help. I said this earlier