In between projects AND Cast_Iron_Protection

Garage_Woodworks · 2008-01-30T01:36:52+00:00

I started spraying a coat of T-9 Boeshield on my cast iron tops and letting it dry (unwiped). When I am ready to use the tools I just wipe up the residue with a cloth dampened with mineral spirits.It can sometimes be a pain in the arse, but I now my cast iron tops will be protected.When you know you will be in between projects for a while, what, if any, precautions do you take?(yeah, I want to keep my new saw looking shiny too!)

Jan 30, 2008 22 Replies

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mac davis 18 years ago

Depends on the desert...

I never had rust problems living in Central Calif...

Moved to Baja and the humidity where we live (in the desert) rusted my table saw over night.. If I don't use topcoat at least once a week, it gets a nice light-orange color..

mac

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Peter Huebner 18 years ago

TopCote. It's hideously expensive here, but it WORKS.

-P.

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Lowell Holmes 18 years ago

Johnson's wax is remarkably inexpensive and it protects all my tools, both hand and power.

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