preventig rust in damp shop

LPS 3 Boeshield T-9 Motor Oil

In that order for my preference.

Good luck,

Andy S.

Ventilation first. Lowers your shops humidity and makes all other preventatives more effective.

--Winston

Question: Can you paint over this stuff (LPS 3, Boesheild T-9)?

I thought I might use it for protecting my wrought iron (forged mild steel) from rust then add primer and graphite paint for a trouble-free finish for years. Am I way off base here?

rvb

No. What you want is a Rustoleum type primer. The products mentioned prior are an oil or wax based top coat for bear metal surfaces like a table saw top or lathe ways.

Lane

Automatic Transmission fluid is cheap and effective as a temporary coating, I re-apply some every 4-6 months and it works well. Long term,I find nothing beats POR, then paint. ( See

Barry Lennox

When I had to leave my anvil outdoors in the rain and snow over one winter, I sprayed it lightly with CRC 5-56 after every hot use. Never saw even one rust spot. CRC 3-36 is very similar but slightly lighter. It would be quite adequate for your application.

Ted

Spray blueing like "Dykem" or similar works very well. Also, it conducts electricity so it not a problem if coating a welding table.

Hope this helps

Don't make the mistake I did. I was concerned about humidity too for some of my nicer tools etc. I keep in plastic storage boxes in my workshop ( shed ) so I got the bright idea to put some of this crystal stuff ( dri something ) you normally use in cabinets etc. When I checked it a couple of days later there was water inside the boxes. Guess the stuff works so good that it also draws the moisture from outside the boxes, what a mess.