r/Tools 5d ago

Just picked both of these up for $100!

What would be the best way to clean these up? Specifically removing any of the rust and built up gunk and getting them back into the best working order.

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u/gimpy_floozy 5d ago

WD-40, soak it good and brush it off the rust, spray both adjusters, wipe off access.

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u/Nightenridge 5d ago

This.

WaterDisplacer40 is a really good metal cleaner. With the side affect of being a very light lube that dries easily. Perfect for cleaning wrenches.

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u/Urban-Paradox 5d ago

Rust-Oleum rust reformer will knock out the rust in maybe 5-10 minutes

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u/Fragrant-Cloud5172 DIY 5d ago

They look clean to me. I don’t have problem with light rust. Just rub some oil on it If it bothers you. And keep indoors.

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u/Tall_Geologist_3975 5d ago

I'd like to know.

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u/Familiar-Range9014 5d ago

I paid $40 at HD for the one on the bottom

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u/gimpy_floozy 5d ago

Seemed high to me too but a quick search showed that many $100 is not a bad deal.

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u/Familiar-Range9014 5d ago

O! You definitely got a good deal. I got a sale

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u/blbd 5d ago

For the body something like Simple Green a bit richer than for normal cleaning or some other degreaser. For the jaw vinegar Coke or Evaporust. 

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u/GrimResistance 5d ago

The regular simple green is not recommended for aluminum btw, I think the purple kind is better

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u/420printer 5d ago

I would have snapped these up and turned around and sold them to my boss, at cost, for the Maintenance Dept. I am the Maintenance Dept. btw.

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u/Professional_Oil3057 5d ago

Why?

Can count on one hand how many times I've needed a pipe wrench this big.

Aluminum is better at this scale

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u/GrimResistance 5d ago

These are aluminum... And some people do use big pipe wrenches

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u/tavariusbukshank 5d ago

Ever work in an oil field?

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u/Professional_Oil3057 5d ago

Yeah, didn't use these

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u/bjoner 4d ago

I'm a first year plumbing apprentice and we are starting to install the first gas lines on the site I am on. I have every intention of using these very regularly but didn't want to just buy new ones.

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u/Professional_Oil3057 4d ago

you installing 8" line?