candle wax

[devonwoody]

I purchased a 6" engineers square at Yandles last week, nice and shiny but wanting to leave it accessable and exposed near bench.

I have rubbed the tool with candle wax hoping this will keep rust at bay.

What do you think?

 

[Noel]

Ordinary paste wax (Beeswax etc) will do a better job and alot more user friendly than candle wax. Of course there's plently of branded stuff out there that you can use as well.

Noel

 

[Shady]

I've been conducting some tests this winter, because (as some here will remember :roll: ) I hate rust, and get quite a lot in my garage/workshop.

Although not a great fan of 'branded' products when they're just marked up chemicals, I have to say that the liberon lubricating wax seems to make a significant difference in the preventing of rust...Dunno exactly what's in it, but it seems to do a good job for me...

http://www.axminster.co.uk/product.asp?pf_id=22593&recno=12