What do you use to clean your tools?

[Yojinbo]

Wrenches and sockets get simple green spray and a wipe down with Ballistol.

Chisels and hand plans get a dry rag cleaning and a camilla oil wipe down.

This is the job for the kids, sometimes they even do it willingly.

 

[Chuckw]

During a job all tools that are used go onto the tool cart or into a tool bucket. After wards they get wiped off with a few Armoral cleaning wipes, or if thy are really nasty (and they can take it ) they go into the parts cleaner.

 

[65 Malibu SS]

Mineral spirits is pretty cheap and works great. I think I'll give the Simply Awesome a try.

 

[DavidB]

Most tools just get a wipe down with a rag after use. If that doesn't work, Simple Green and a rag. Anything from the flea market gets tossed into the ultrasonic cleaner first.

 

[JAKE-THE-TOOL-MAN]

This is the Awesome I use, I dont dilute it at all, spray it on let it soak for about a minute and wipe off with a rag

 

[boogerboy72]

parts washer. fast, easy,

 

[3classics]

i used my tools on at daily basics soo i used wd 40 and mistery oil on the rachets

 

[SkinnyG]

After every use I wipe my tools down with a clean(ish) rag. If something's really bad I might shoot the rag with some brake cleaner first, but I try to limit that to keep some rust protection.

 

[Vettman]

This is the Awesome I use, I dont dilute it at all, spray it on let it soak for about a minute and wipe off with a rag

They sell that stuff at the Dollar Store! I used it on white, badly stained rain gutter it it was truly "Awesome"!

 

[stltikn]

We use KW knocker loose for real sticky grease/oil. Simple green and a
micro-fiber towel for most everything else. Goo gone and KW for adhesive removal. Alot of marks on toolboxes can easily be removed with KW or any penetrating oil and a microfiber towel. Simple green and a microfiber towel works well also.
Final cleaning on toolboxes with simple green and water rinse. We use TR3 for polish and to remove oxidation. Will have to try that LA awesome stuff.

 

[Gregg33]

I guess I'm not the only 1 as eluded to in my earlier post. Also use it on my carb gaskets to prevent them from sticking. Although it's not necessary when I use the better quality non-stick gaskets.

 

[ngk22r]

this is some good stuff:

 

[millwrightjesse]

Atf. 50% diesel 50%

 

[strnjss]

I wipe all of mine down with rubbing alcohol after every (dirty) use. They're clean enough to eat with

 

[MechanicNamedJohn]

I am going to have give a +1 on the Liquid Wrench.

I stated before that I use Goo-Gone to clean my tools, but I think a shot of LW after cleaning is what I'm going to do from now on.

The LW leaves a nice protective film "even after wiping it off."

This morning I go out the garage to see my box sweating a massive amount of condensation. It went from 15 degrees last night to 50 this morning. My tools are soaked, so I sprayed LW on everything, and so far everything looks good. Now I have clean up the mess, but I think if I used LW prior, everything should have been ok.

 

[millwrightjesse]

At one point I used fluid film

 

[ehegwer]

I just make sure whatever I'm working on is so clean they never get dirty.

 

[ImportTuner]

This is the Awesome I use, I dont dilute it at all, spray it on let it soak for about a minute and wipe off with a rag

Works great cleaning ... dry's out my hand/fingers to the point when the skin is cracking ... guess I should wear gloves the next time ..

 

[wafrederick]

A clean rag.If it is an automatic transmission being worked on,in the parts washer or sprayed down with brake clean.ATF is not easy to wipe off with out being cleaned in the parts washer or sprayed down with brake clean

 

[route246]

+1

WD 40 and a rag

 

[dodge610]

They sell that stuff at the Dollar Store! I used it on white, badly stained rain gutter it it was truly "Awesome"!

I keep on getting a white chalky film on the handles of all my screwdrivers will this stuff work to clean that off ive tried scratch pads it removes most of it but it comes right back it is really a pain in the a#*.