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Cydrome Leader

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Oct 5, 2012, 5:11:12 PM10/5/12
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Are there any favorite oily things I can apply to things like lathe chucks
that will keep them from rusting but not require big deal cleanup when I
want to use them again?

I'm not pleased with rusty fingerprints on stuff that's been set aside for
a while, nor do I want to slather them in awful greases and then have to
clean it off again later before use.

there's some stuff called "beoshield" which is wax dissolved in something
oily + a solvent that sounds exciting on paper, but I'm not sure if traces
of it left on ways for a lathe is good or not, or how it will react with
the other oils that will get splashed on there anyways.






cl...@snyder.on.ca

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Oct 5, 2012, 5:24:21 PM10/5/12
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Have not heard of Boeshield causing any problems compatability-wise.
Product of Boeing Aircraft research.

dca...@krl.org

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Oct 5, 2012, 5:32:03 PM10/5/12
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On Oct 5, 5:11 pm, Cydrome Leader <prese...@MUNGEpanix.com> wrote:
> Are there any favorite oily things I can apply to things like lathe chucks
> that will keep them from rusting but not require big deal cleanup when I
> want to use them again?
>

My favorite is liquid floor wax. But I have not idea of how effective
it is. I like it because there is no big mess and I got a gallon at a
garage sale for about 50 cents.

Dan

anorton

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Oct 5, 2012, 5:36:30 PM10/5/12
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"Cydrome Leader" <pres...@MUNGEpanix.com> wrote in message
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Simple light oil should work most of the time unless the conditions are
really damp or nasty.

Jim Wilkins

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Oct 5, 2012, 5:42:22 PM10/5/12
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"Cydrome Leader" <pres...@MUNGEpanix.com> wrote in message
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Boeshield.

Beoshield protects Beosword, "Hrunting".

I like LPS-3 outdoors and Rustlick 631 on machine tools.
http://www.itwfpg.com/rustlick/corrosion/631.html

I have two gift bottles of scented bath oil with flowers in the jar.
To use them up I squirted some on the log splitter to oil the beam. It
spreads out well to wet the entire surface but doesn't prevent
overnight rust.


Ignoramus10923

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Oct 5, 2012, 6:40:45 PM10/5/12
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LPS-2 works great

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Gunner

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Oct 5, 2012, 8:43:58 PM10/5/12
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Here in the desert..its about 12% humidity in the summer..but in the
foggy winter..its very very wet.

I generally use automotive paste wax. Like you..I bought a dozen cans
at a yard sale and its been working fine for many years.

Gunner

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mko...@gmail.com

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Oct 5, 2012, 9:31:53 PM10/5/12
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On Fri, 5 Oct 2012 21:11:12 +0000 (UTC), Cydrome Leader
<pres...@MUNGEpanix.com> wrote:

Living in one of the wettest places on Earth and having done a couple
of trials on rust protection this is what I find:

1) T-9 Boeshield very good but expensive
2) Mobile One 15-50W good if the protection is relatively temporary
3) I did not have very good results with paste wax alone
4) LPS-3 very good but messy and smelly

Michael Koblic,
Campbell River, BC

Doug White

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Oct 6, 2012, 9:45:36 AM10/6/12
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Cydrome Leader <pres...@MUNGEpanix.com> wrote in
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See if you can find a copy of this article:

http://www.finewoodworking.com/Materials/MaterialsPDF.aspx?id=34779

They liked LPS 3 as a long term solution, & didn't think much of
Boeshield. I don't have an online subscription, and my hardcopy is
buried someplace. One of the top choices was CRC 3-26, which McMaster
sells. Haven't had a chance to try it yet.

There was another article that touts Camillia Oil, but I don't recall
seeing that one.

Doug White

Jim Wilkins

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Oct 6, 2012, 11:46:51 AM10/6/12
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"Doug White" <gwh...@alum.mit.edu> wrote in message
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> Cydrome Leader <pres...@MUNGEpanix.com> wrote in
> news:k4nidg$cqj$1...@reader1.panix.com:
>
>> Are there any favorite oily things I can apply to things like lathe
>> chucks that will keep them from rusting but not require big deal
>> cleanup when I want to use them again?
>>
>
> See if you can find a copy of this article:
>
> http://www.finewoodworking.com/Materials/MaterialsPDF.aspx?id=34779
>
> They liked LPS 3 as a long term solution, & didn't think much of
> Boeshield. I don't have an online subscription, and my hardcopy is
> buried someplace. One of the top choices was CRC 3-26, which
> McMaster
> sells. Haven't had a chance to try it yet.
>
> There was another article that touts Camillia Oil, but I don't
> recall
> seeing that one.
>
> Doug White

LPS-3 works well, collects dust and gives you greasy fingers. There
are several similar alternatives to Rustlick 631 which is what WD-40
could have been if they hadn't stopped too soon. It dries harder, dust
doesn't stick, and it feels like a thin film of soap.

The thermoelectric dehumidifier from HD kept the shop humidity below
80% and nothing rusted this summer, despite frequent 98% humidity
outside. My fingerprints don't rust steel anyway, though they darken
brass.

jsw


Cydrome Leader

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Oct 8, 2012, 2:11:03 PM10/8/12
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Jim Wilkins <murat...@gmail.com> wrote:
> "Doug White" <gwh...@alum.mit.edu> wrote in message
> news:XnsA0E4634B4AEFE...@69.16.186.7...
>> Cydrome Leader <pres...@MUNGEpanix.com> wrote in
>> news:k4nidg$cqj$1...@reader1.panix.com:
>>
>>> Are there any favorite oily things I can apply to things like lathe
>>> chucks that will keep them from rusting but not require big deal
>>> cleanup when I want to use them again?
>>>
>>
>> See if you can find a copy of this article:
>>
>> http://www.finewoodworking.com/Materials/MaterialsPDF.aspx?id=34779
>>
>> They liked LPS 3 as a long term solution, & didn't think much of
>> Boeshield. I don't have an online subscription, and my hardcopy is
>> buried someplace. One of the top choices was CRC 3-26, which
>> McMaster
>> sells. Haven't had a chance to try it yet.
>>
>> There was another article that touts Camillia Oil, but I don't
>> recall
>> seeing that one.
>>
>> Doug White
>
> LPS-3 works well, collects dust and gives you greasy fingers. There
> are several similar alternatives to Rustlick 631 which is what WD-40
> could have been if they hadn't stopped too soon. It dries harder, dust
> doesn't stick, and it feels like a thin film of soap.

is this lps-3 just the latest version of whatever lps-2 is? there seems to
be a non-spray can version, which what I'd want. I don't care for nasty
mists and everything else getting coated in stuff.

Ignoramus30841

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Oct 8, 2012, 2:12:52 PM10/8/12
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On 2012-10-08, Cydrome Leader <pres...@MUNGEpanix.com> wrote:
> is this lps-3 just the latest version of whatever lps-2 is? there seems to
> be a non-spray can version, which what I'd want. I don't care for nasty
> mists and everything else getting coated in stuff.

LPS-2 is oily, for indoors, and LPS-3 is waxy, for outdoors. I kept an
anvil outdoors for years covered with LPS-3, never a speck of rust.

i

Jim Wilkins

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Oct 8, 2012, 5:46:15 PM10/8/12
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"Cydrome Leader" <pres...@MUNGEpanix.com> wrote in message
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> Jim Wilkins <murat...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> ...>
> is this lps-3 just the latest version of whatever lps-2 is? there
> seems to
> be a non-spray can version, which what I'd want. I don't care for
> nasty
> mists and everything else getting coated in stuff.

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/cspages/lps_rust.php
http://www.amazon.com/03128-Heavy-duty-Inhibitor-Gal-Bottle/dp/B000P1PHVQ


Brian Lawson

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Oct 8, 2012, 7:31:11 PM10/8/12
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On Mon, 8 Oct 2012 18:11:03 +0000 (UTC), Cydrome Leader
<pres...@MUNGEpanix.com> wrote:

BIG SNIP
>
>is this lps-3 just the latest version of whatever lps-2 is? there seems to
>be a non-spray can version, which what I'd want.

more SNIP

LPS 1& 2 & 3 came on the market about the same time, over 45 years ago
in my recollection. And while they do come in open containers, and
using anything that isn't a spray is good...... there doesn't seem to
be much "overspray" with any of the LPS stuff.

Brian Lawson,
Bothwell, Ontario.

Cydrome Leader

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Oct 8, 2012, 10:18:34 PM10/8/12
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I'll give the #2 stuff a shot then. The canned stuff seems far more
available than the squirt bottle.


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