Stopping Rusting Tools

[russty]

Anybody have any solutions to stop tools rusting that are left in the van overnight?
Not much of a problem with the hand tools but the drill bits and the chuck rusting up on my new dewalt drill driver.
Any other option than giving them a once over with wd40?

Cheers

 

[AP Electrical]

Store in an airtight container must go in dry though

 

[russty]

So the makita and dewalt cases are no good then....... Best find myself some huge sandwich boxes!

 

[netblindpaul]

Odd, all my kit lives in the van and not had this problem!
Does your van leak?
Do you put kit away wet?

 

[AP Electrical]

So the makita and dewalt cases are no good then....... Best find myself some huge sandwich boxes!

down to internal external temp, also a drill bit is all metal and a drill is both metal and plastic (thus plastic acts as an insulator) the chuck is obviously a large mass of metal also so stores cold overnight the when van heats up the chuck sweats thus rust begins. is your van ply lined?

 

[D Skelton]

A nice thin coating of engine oil once and again would definitly stop the rust. I used to use this when I was a kid to stop my used fishing gear going rusty in the garage.

 

[millwall ken]

Anybody have any solutions to stop tools rusting that are left in the van overnight?
Not much of a problem with the hand tools but the drill bits and the chuck rusting up on my new dewalt drill driver.
Any other option than giving them a once over with wd40?

Cheers

Coat 'em in WD40. All my hand tools, power tools, and 'bits' get a squirt of it every other month.

 

[mayfair]

A bit of that grease stuff you get with SDS drills on a cloth rub it on rub it off if you know what i mean

Coat 'em in WD40. All my hand tools, power tools, and 'bits' get a squirt of it every other month.

 

[russty]

down to internal external temp, also a drill bit is all metal and a drill is both metal and plastic (thus plastic acts as an insulator) the chuck is obviously a large mass of metal also so stores cold overnight the when van heats up the chuck sweats thus rust begins. is your van ply lined?

No van dosent leak at all but it isint ply lined, would that help then?

 

[Deleted member 26818]

Get some packets of silica gel from RS Componants, or wherever.
Stick a couple in the drill boxes.

 

[MarkieSparkie]

Hi russty, Toolguard VCI emitters are the solution I use.
Buy ToolGuard VCI from Axminster, fast delivery for the UK

 

[AP Electrical]

No van dosent leak at all but it isint ply lined, would that help then?

Never had the problem if van was ply lined and all door seals intact. Had a transit few years ago wasn't ply lined and doors didn't quite shut right and things forever rusted!.

 

[sparky3366]

sticks of chalk do the same thing...

 

[pennywise]

WD40 as people have mentioned never get any rust once applied

 

[giio]

use Thompsons damp proof fluid , frees anything snips pliars etc and keeps rust at bay, I asked a damproofer for some about ten yrs ago and he gave me about a pint of the stuff and I,ve still got more than half left