Removing Rust From Automotive Tools

Methods to try: wire wheel wire brush sandpaper steel wool Sand blaster

Liquids you can try soaking in are: white vinegar Lime or lemon Oxalic acid citric acid Baking soda toothpaste Coke

I've been successful with the wire wheel for most.

I would start with mineral spirits and motor oil, about half and half after you wire brush off any loose flakes. They will get a bronze patina.

Take them back to a Craftsman dealer and have them replaced. They are guaranteed to perform to your satisfaction and being rusty is not to your satisfaction. They will be replaced for free.

many moons ago I did that with a wrench I had to heat and bend about 30 degrees to do a specific job. The clerk was not happy, but after me asking for him to get the manager he finally gave me a new wrench.

Good luck with that. Sears is selling the Craftsman line to Black & Decker. B&D has been in a race to the bottom with their own products. I doubt the new kid on the block will fare any better.

Phosphoric acid. You can find it it in the masonry section of Home Depot or Lowes since it is used to etch concrete. It will dissolve rust but not attack sound metal. It also leaves a phosphate residue that inhibits rusting, unlike hydrochloric acid which leaves a super clean surface that will rust before your eyes.

Phosphoric is also safer to handle. The legends of Coca Cola removing rust go back to the phosphoric acid used in Classic Coke. Don't get your knickers in a knot. It's a very low concentration and is used to give the soda a tarter and sharper flavor. Coke won't dissolve your teeth as you drink it.

I know. What little quality Craftsman had will either be lessened by B&D or Craftsman will be s*it canned to eliminate competition for whatever else B&D will swallow up.

I think Sears is also selling Kenmore. What's left?

Kenmore was Whirlpool anyway.

Enviro-rust - hands down. If you can't get your hands on that, a bucket of blackstrap molasses is a good start.

The warranty sais "repair or replace at their option" = replace with rebuilt falls into that policy.

Some kenmore was Whirlpool, some was Inglis in earlier years, and some was Samsung or LG recently.

I bought my craftsman master tool set in 1969, (and yes, that is OVER

Massive debt?

the owner of both sears and k mart fast eddie bought sears for its assets including that sears owned most of their stores incuding allstate insurance, lands end, coldwell banker real estate etc.

well the collapse of real estate stopped eddie from selling the stores and renting them back

he looted the stores for all their money, invested very little, and recently announced EVERYTHING IS FOR SALE

On Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:49:14 -0800, Oren wrote in

Just noticed that Danny D hasn't been around in a while. Anyone know what happened to him?

Maybe his skydeck collapsed and he's laying unconscious in a patch of poison ivy.

I heard he was sent to prison for a backflow prevention device scheme.

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