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2-Mar-2004	#1
GraemeK bonsaiTALK Craftsman Join Date: Oct-2001 Location: Essex Country: UK USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 52	Cleaning Hey, whats best to clean my tools with? they've seemed to have developed some black stains at the tips and i thought it best to clean them now as their rather expensive tools.. G __________________ www.tdi-tuning.co.uk - Increasing Diesel Performance

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2-Mar-2004	#2
Bart Thomas(deceased) Perpetual Novice Join Date: Jun-2003 Location: Bridgewater, NJ Country: United States USDA Zone: 6 AHS Heat Zone: 5 Posts: 1,367	I have found that a light cleaning oil (Sold as CR-66, or WD40 in the states) works well. There are grit cleaning pads that do very good work as well. Last edited by Bart Thomas : 3-Mar-2004 at 11:24 AM.

3-Mar-2004	#3
Adam_MA bonsaiTALK Master Chief Join Date: Sep-2003 Location: Eastern MA Country: U.S.A USDA Zone: Zone6 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 1,158	I agree. I use WD40 and just a cotton rag to clean my tools. Works great Adam

3-Mar-2004	#4
mkonig I stand and stare a lot Join Date: Oct-2003 Location: Leicester Country: United Kingdom USDA Zone: 8 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 646	White spirit, followed by WD40 works for me. Tools that i don't use frequently are spryed with a light coating of WD40 then wrapped in a cloth. Mike __________________ I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person

3-Mar-2004	#5
Bart Thomas(deceased) Perpetual Novice Join Date: Jun-2003 Location: Bridgewater, NJ Country: United States USDA Zone: 6 AHS Heat Zone: 5 Posts: 1,367	Could you please refresh us yanks on just what "white spirit" is? Knew once when in the art business but have forgotten the US name for it. Thanks.

3-Mar-2004	#6
Adam_MA bonsaiTALK Master Chief Join Date: Sep-2003 Location: Eastern MA Country: U.S.A USDA Zone: Zone6 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 1,158	Is white spirit the same as mineral spirits? If so that's called paint thinner in the US. Adam

3-Mar-2004	#7
GraemeK bonsaiTALK Craftsman Join Date: Oct-2001 Location: Essex Country: UK USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 52	errr white spirit is used to clean paint brushes yes. i used WD40 tonight but it didnt really remove the black like staines...i'll ask someone at work what they suggest! i dont want an abrassive like wire wool... __________________ www.tdi-tuning.co.uk - Increasing Diesel Performance

3-Mar-2004	#8
spoonman horticultrilist Join Date: Feb-2004 Location: Victoria Country: Australia Posts: 503	sounds liek white spirit is mineral turpentine. __________________ "Little laurel trees, your roots can find No mountain, yet your leaves extend Beyond your own world into mine Perennial wands, unfolding in my thought The budding evergreen of time." -Kathleen Raine, The Trees in Tubs

3-Mar-2004	#9
Bart Thomas(deceased) Perpetual Novice Join Date: Jun-2003 Location: Bridgewater, NJ Country: United States USDA Zone: 6 AHS Heat Zone: 5 Posts: 1,367	Actually wire wool (we call it steel wool) is useful. Just keep away from the edges. I don't think white spirit is turpentine. I think it's more like what we call mineral spirits

3-Mar-2004	#10
mkonig I stand and stare a lot Join Date: Oct-2003 Location: Leicester Country: United Kingdom USDA Zone: 8 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 646	I think Mineral Spirit is what you call White Spirit it in the US. It's a substitute for turpentine and used as paint thinner and for cleaning oil based paint off paint brushes. BTW Graeme, I use OO grade wire wool (the stuff you use to apply wax finishes to wood) with the white spirit to remove resin stains from my tools. You can get it quite cheaply at B&Q. __________________ I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person

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