Old Tool preservation

That would work but a better way would be to purchase one spray can of LPS-3. It dries to a waxy, greasy protective coating that will not dry and not drain off. For serious long-term preservation I would spray them down with this and then wrap in saran film.

Under no circumstances should you rely on wd-40 to prevent rust.

Jim

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I second Jim's caution about WD-40 NOT being the best choice.

I, personally, have had some success with Liquid Wrench-type of sprays. It helps clean off the old rust, and leaves an oily, protective film. I use it a lot on my various machine surfaces.

I also have some spray cans of AMP Metal Preservative - which leaves a sticky, cosmoline-type coating on whatever you use it on. You must use some sort of solvent - brake clean, choke cleaner, mineral spirits, etc. to remove the coating, but the metal underneath is as shiny as the day you sprayed the coating on.

I must try the LPS-3 myself. It sounds promising for short-term storage while I prefer the AMP spray for long-term.

Bob Paulin - R.A.C.E. Chassis Analysis Services

Ian, You might try calling the airline maint. dept. at your local airport. It's used around aircraft quite a bit in the U.S. and I would imagine it is available over there too.

Garrett Fulton

You can also check with marine/boat/ship repair/parts shops too - they often have something like LPS to retard corrosion.

--George

Ian,

In the UK the distributor for LPS products is Ambersil

The parent company website is

Hope this helps