Tool Kits

[userj8670]

What are the tools in the tool kit coated with. Is it zinc or nickle? There is a place across the street from where i work that does all sorts of replating and chroming and the like. I got all the tools in my tool kit but they have definatly corroded from all the moisture sitting in the bag.

Thanks!
Jim

[oscarmayer]

zinc if i remember correcty, but if you can get them cleaned and chromed then that's better as it will last longer.

[userj8670]

How would you go about cleaning them? I figured some steel wool but its not working so great. I thought about sand blasting them since they were going to get refinished anyway. Also what would the alan keys be coated with?

[MonroeMike]

I have some old pipe wrenches from my grandfather that were rusty. I used the wire wheel on my bench grinder to clean them up and sprayed them with WD-40.

[userj8670]

I have some old pipe wrenches from my grandfather that were rusty. I used the wire wheel on my bench grinder to clean them up and sprayed them with WD-40.

A wire wheel didnt scratch the hell outta them? I will have to try that perhaps.

[1100xxben]

A wire wheel didnt scratch the hell outta them? I will have to try that perhaps.

Actually, as long as the wire wheel isn't too stiff, that's the way to go. I just used a wire wheel on the handlebars on my ATC110 and they cleaned up VERY well. There is small pitting where the rust spots used to be, but it looks TONS better.

[MonroeMike]

A wire wheel didnt scratch the hell outta them? I will have to try that perhaps.

No. I used a medium wire wheel. They turned out way better than I would have thought. These are old, black (maybe iron?) wrenches. Saved myself from buying new ones, all I cared about.

[aldochina]

Try soaking them in evaporust, sh*t works awsome!!, wire wheel works good too

[MonroeMike]

Try soaking them in evaporust, sh*t works awsome!!, wire wheel works good too

I've used that stuff. Bet that would work great his wrenches.

[Dirtcrasher]

I bet those wrenches are 100X better than what WE can buy today!!

[racerxxx]

Try soaking them in evaporust, sh*t works awsome!!, wire wheel works good too

X3 On the Evaporust--- two words "DA BOMB"

Then you can use a brass bristle brush like a brass tooth brush.

[userj8670]

I will have to give the evaporust and wire wheel a try and post some pics. Where can i get this rust stuff? Home depot i assume? Any specific stuff or just follow the directions and go from there? Its my 350x tool kit im doing.

[MonroeMike]

AutoZone and Tractor Supply carry it, that I know of. Tractor Supply sells it in a bigger quantity, so it's cheaper in the long run.

[Pafrig]

I bet those wrenches are 100X better than what WE can buy today!!

Im usaly a honda man. but from my experince, the tools in the honda kit are CRAP. snap on beats honda any day. but then agian, snap on is not free.

[MonroeMike]

Im usaly a honda man. but from my experince, the tools in the honda kit are CRAP. snap on beats honda any day. but then agian, snap on is not free.

I think he was referring to the pipe wrenches.

[oscarmayer]

the crhomeing palce shoudl be able to clean then and then chrome them. they use media to blast them clean and rust free.

[keviinpiter]

In fact, as long as the steel wheel is not too hard, it was a way to go. I just handle with a wire wheel, and they told me the ATC110 clean very well. Where there was a small corrosion rust, but it looks tons better.