Recent content by bobsbigdodge

Thank you all for the advice. Two cans of brake cleaner and the real rusty ones in evapo-rust I have cleaned most of them to the point of enjoyment. I have found SO stamped snapons. Indian head blackhawks. None betters, plomb, vlchek, lakeside, eclipse, barcalo, artisan, ford and buick.

I'm not going to use them I have a complete box and my fathers life long collection, these are the first tools that I have thought about displaying. found..these were in the green box on the roof of the bath room in the shop. I have been doing a major cleaning of my parents house

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I have started by soaking the sockets in ATF and brass brush, but this is painstakingly slow. no stamped steel sockets, mostly plomb, p&c, snapon, SK, blackhawk. the wrenches are a mix of armstrong, plomb and SK

I feel dumb asking this but how can I clean and restore these 1920 and 30's sockets and wrenches. I had never thought about it with my work tool. They get wiped off or wire brushed. I just don't want to ruin an old finish if there is still one on the old tools.